When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males ...

Plastic has become one of the most useful inventions of the modern age. It keeps food fresh, makes medical equipment safer, and makes daily life conve.

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...

The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has ...

A new study details how fecal transplants from older female mice significantly improve ovarian function and fertility in young mice. The surprising results reveal a direct link between the microbiome ...

When asked about the one thing he absolutely avoids as a heart surgeon, Dr Jeremy was quick to respond. “Smoking's top of the list. I mean, I cannot come up with one single thing that does as much ...

Women are more likely than men to develop PTSD. Social factors and trauma type play important roles. But researchers have long wondered about the role of biology.

Thermoregulation is the process by which the body maintains a steady internal temperature. The thermoregulation system includes the hypothalamus, sweat glands, circulatory system, and skin. The three ...