Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information. How does the well-controlled and yet highly nimble nature of ...

Opioid receptors are a subset of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs). These membrane proteins transmit signals into the cell ...

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation that sabotages one of the brain’s key protective enzymes. The discovery not ...

A combination of two classical biological laws, the global constraint principle delves deeper into complex biological ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

T his past year, we explored a lot of new cell biology research—from cancer to plants to microbes, and more! It’s hard to ...

Overharvesting has raised conservation concerns for a widely foraged plant, but researchers say that better genetic insights could support more effective protection efforts. For years, the wild ramp ...

Washing machines release massive amounts of microplastics into the environment, mostly from worn clothing fibers. Researchers ...

One of my hottest takes is that BookTok books have gone viral for a reason, and that reason is that they are the best that ...

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Laurent Simons, 15, already earned a PhD in quantum physics, aiming to extend human life with ultracold science and AI ...