Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

“We were able to causally link a specific brain pathway to a ‘brake’ on motivation when individuals face unpleasant tasks in ...

A recent study led by Bucknell University Professor Chris Martine, biology, the David Burpee Professor of Plant Genetics and ...

Some kids' braina are literally wired to process food differently, and they need specific support, not just more time.

Studying wild rock doves gives us a rare chance to establish how one of science’s model species lives in nature. This may ...

Members of a new class of antivirals are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, and one has gained approval in Japan, but how ...

High levels of calcium are toxic to cells and contribute to loss of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. A new JCI Insight study ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

Human bodies are not quite as dark as they look. A growing body of research suggests that living tissue constantly releases ...

A new study published in Conservation Biology examines the behavior and distributions of queen conch (Aliger gigas) to guide conservation management ...

When environments change again and again, evolution surprises—and one population doesn’t reveal a whole species ...

A large study from Osaka Metropolitan University, based on dental and health records from nearly 200,000 older adults, ...