Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...

Medical professionals call for structured, science-based care and compassion in tackling this health condition.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept in livestock breeding. Benefits are already being seen in the ...

A new study suggests that the Agouti gene in the brains of male African striped mice can act as a molecular "switch," making ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease, with the global prevalence rising from 25% to 38% in the past two decades.1 ...

Farm animal advocates have, over the last few decades, successfully drawn public attention to and meaningfully reduced the ...

Love is in the air for the vinegar fly. Drosophila melanogaster has long been a model for understanding how brains translate sensory information into courtship behavior. Male flies perform a multitude ...

But even when dads stick around, it’s not always smooth sailing. Fatherhood can range from attentive and caring to downright violent behaviors—but why this spectrum exists remains largely a mystery to ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

Experts say the emerging tech can dramatically accelerate advances in drug discovery, diagnostics and precision medicine.

Your body is with you 24/7. But how often do you actually stop to think about what it’s doing? Probably not much, and ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might ...