Photograph by Chris Gunn, NASA “I haven’t gotten around to putting this up,” Seager says, unrolling a poster that’s a ... At 13,796 feet above sea level, Mauna Kea affords one of the ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Their study in mice found that during periods of low energy— such as intermittent fasting—ILC2 immune cells step in to regulate blood sugar levels, acting as a “postman” in a previously ...

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical ...

Bottom-up approach from the lower level with smaller scale is also taken based on synthetic biology, which started from the fundamental question: what would differentiate between biomolecules as ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists ... The World Health Organization has declared Nipah virus a priority pathogen, a designation given to organisms that can cause serious ...

Also known as a civil society organization, an NGO may be established at the community, national, or international level to serve a cause, such as protecting the environment. Most are non-profits ...

The nervous system enables humans to react to their surroundings and to coordinate their behaviour. It comprises millions of neurones and uses electrical impulses to communicate very quickly.

One of the most alarming ones was the withdrawal of the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). When handed the paperwork in the Oval Office, he said, "Ohhh. That's a big one." Trump: What is ...