A team at Yamaguchi University in Japan has identified a mechanical property of the feline spine that helps explain how cats can rotate midair to land on their feet. Their peer-reviewed study, ...

The new findings could have applications from improving veterinary treatments to even helping develop remarkable new bio-inspired robots.

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Discover why we stop scratching. Researchers identify spinal cord neurons that signal when an itch is satisfied, offering hope for new chronic itch treatments.

Quinton Aaron is awake, communicating with family, and concentrating on rehabilitation after suffering a spinal stroke in ...

Ever seen a dead body move? It’s not a horror movie—it’s science. Discover why the Lazarus Reflex, rigor mortis, and ligament shrinkage cause the ‘restless dead’ phenomenon and how it’s changing ...

A fluorescent image of the human spinal cord organoid laceration model.Samuel I. Stupp/Northwestern University Scientists at Northwestern University have built what they call the most advanced human ...

Researchers have built a realistic human mini spinal cord in the lab and used it to simulate traumatic injury. The model reproduced key damage seen in real spinal cord injuries, including inflammation ...

Sexual behavior often begins with a kind of biological ‘dance’, courtship signals, and physical changes that get both partners ready. In males, this might mean an erection; in females, it’s a sign of ...

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Rob Reiner’s This is Spinal Tap sequel starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, is new in theaters. How are Rotten Tomatoes critics reacting to ...