How Chipmunks and Striped Mice Got Their Adorable Stripes
Scientists have found the genetic origin of stripes in chipmunks and African mice.
Scientists have found the genetic origin of stripes in chipmunks and African mice.
Researchers at UCLA are the first to use a new, noninvasive ultrasound technique to "jump-start" the brain of a recovering coma patient from a minimally conscious state to fully conscious.
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Intentional cranial deformation has been recorded on almost every continent over tens of thousands of years.
Kittens will grow alert at the sound of their mother's chirps and purrs. They'll probably still ignore you, though.
A Danish study found an 8 percent increase in hospital admissions for depression immediately after the country’s annual transition to standard time.
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A group of Princeton graduate students finally figured it out.
International protections on the so-called "Serengeti of Antarctica" will hold for 35 years.
It's helping researchers study the effects of smoking more realistically.
Scientists say the bacterium exploits imbalances in the skin’s microbiome, causing inflammation and breakouts.
Men could soon bear some of the responsibility for contraceptives.
Long before developing the polio vaccine, Salk had wanted to be a lawyer and politician.
It has to do with how the brain processes sound, and how that ability deteriorates as we grow older.
So-called "Patient Zero" was not, in fact, the first person in North America to contract the virus.
Jeremy the garden snail was born a mirror image of most snails—a fact that’s made mating impossible.
The astronomical community is reacting with measured skepticism to a new paper making bold claims.
The methane vents reveal more clues about our mysterious oceans, and they also could tell us more about climate change.
Their experiments found that each time we lie, our brains may get a little less upset about it, which makes it easier to do.
Two researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Boston Children’s Hospital recently designed a contact lens that delivers medication directly to the eye.
A quick primer on how to avoid detonating a social-life-obliterating fart bomb.
Dwarf mongooses exposed to traffic noise in an experiment failed to pick up on, and react to, predator cues.
Testosterone-fueled bad behavior is as common in meerkats as it is among other animals. But there’s one major difference: In meerkat society, scientists say, it’s the females doing the misbehaving.
If it's out there, it could be as big as Neptune.