Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a ...

Some animal facts sound like they were invented for shock value, but then you check the research and realize they are ...

Researchers created artificial kinetochore structures that reduce chromosome separation errors during meiosis in aging egg cells. By lowering microtubule pulling force, the approach helped maintain ...

Surprising animal behaviors, from birds to amphibians, are revealing deep biological processes. Scientists are uncovering how viruses manipulate cells, how the immune system balances defense, and how ...

Here are 10 animals that have some of the highest levels of testosterone and the impact it has on their behavior and characteristics.

For sexual reproduction to yield healthy offspring, newly generated oocytes—immature egg cells—must receive the correct amount of DNA after cell division. This process of segregating chromosomes ...

A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how “selfish chromosomes” cheat the rules of genetic inheritance. The researchers found that ...

In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm.

The kick off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the ...

While Thiel has said he met Epstein a “few times,” the correspondence reveals the depth and duration of a relationship that, ...