Plankton are the invisible engines of life on Earth, producing much of the planet's oxygen and forming the foundation of the oceanic food chain.

Cells convert mechanical forces into signals that influence physiological processes, such as exercise strengthening bones. A ...

Dopamine is often called the brain's "motivation molecule," but for me, it represents something deeper, a window into how ...

Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in ...

A pandemic-era breakthrough has allowed scientists to literally expand our view of plankton. By using ultrastructure expansion microscopy, researchers visualized the inner workings of hundreds of ...

Plankton are the invisible engines of life on Earth, producing much of the planet's oxygen and forming the foundation of the ...

A groundbreaking study reveals how neurons sense and transmit mechanical forces across their membranes—a key to understanding touch, movement, and development.

How do embryos develop? Why does the cortex of the mammalian brain fold? How do we feel touch at our fingertips? These and ...

Scientists have discovered that blood flow helps direct the movement of newly formed neurons in the adult brain, revealing a surprising link between circulation and brain cell migration.

A study shows how newly created neurons depend on blood flow to travel to their final location in the adult brain, paving the way for future research on blood flow-dependent cell migration which may ...

UC Riverside scientists found that heating e-cigarette liquids forms toxic chemicals methylglyoxal and acetaldehyde, which harm lung cells by disrupting energy production and structure, even at low ...