A high-speed “zap-and-freeze” method is giving scientists their clearest view yet of how brain cells send messages. By ...

When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...

Thomas University celebrated academic excellence in the biological sciences with the induction of new members into TU’s chapter of the Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) Biological Honor Society.

Experts warn that the deadly H5N1 bird flu is rapidly mutating across six continents, posing a global risk. Despite low human ...

Thanks to more than three decades of monitoring, researchers at the University of Granada reveal how human absence during the ...

Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

In a groundbreaking study, UC Santa Cruz researchers have shown that developing brain tissue exhibits spontaneous activity ...

With its combination of academic excellence, technical expertise, and real-world experience, WMG Academy for Young Engineers ...

Medicine is on the brink of an era where microscopic devices inside our bodies connect us directly to the digital world.

This week, Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize winner for sequencing the Neanderthal genome, is visiting Estonia. In an interview with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.

New research has charted the major developmental stages in the brain’s wiring—from early-life pruning to late-life network ...