A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

In the recent study on pain, researchers investigated three variations in the SCN9A gene, and reported greater pain ...

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Somehow, 26 new species of bacteria have managed to survive in the harshest place on Earth -- a NASA cleanroom.

Scientists have discovered a giant northern green anaconda in Ecuador’s Amazon. Genetic analysis confirmed it as a new ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...

A UK man who is thought to be Britain's youngest dementia sufferer recently passed away from the disease at only 24 years old ...

An Instagram post about the last two northern white rhinos references a scenario conservationists have warned us about for ...

And they find one: a female green anaconda about 16 to 17 feet long, “pure muscle.” The Waorani secure the giant ...

Earth’s first sponges may have been ghostly, soft-bodied pioneers—ancient animals that evolved long before their skeletons ever appeared in stone.

The Year of the Fire Horse, according to the lunar calendar, symbolizes courage, motion, and transformation. For me, this is ...