Recent research has demonstrated that the central assumption for nearly 70 years that learning occurs only in the synapses is mistaken

The specimen's exceptionally small stature and multiple skeletal abnormalities, including a cone-shaped skull, led to widespread speculation on its origin

La Jolla Institute scientists show how immune cells that shield arteries from inflammation are reprogrammed into cells that promote inflammation by high levels of fats and cholesterol

Researchers found that adding tiny cellulose fibers extracted from banana plant waste to ice cream could slow melting, increase shelf life, and potentially replace fats used to make the tasty treat

Proposed detector technology would be sensitive to an unexplored range of particle masses

Our closest biological relatives, the African apes, are the only animals that walk on their knuckles; CWRU researchers discovered why

A UF researcher and his team based their findings on systematic forest inventories of trees in the eastern U.S. from the 1980s to the 2000s

Wireless real-time monitoring could add precision to the linkage between diet and health

The procedure centers on making droplets, which are a mixture of two or more immiscible, or unmixable, liquids—in this case, oil, water, and alcohol

“One day you might have a good cup of coffee and the next day you might not. From a scientific perspective, it has always puzzled me why we couldn’t do the same thing twice,” researcher says