A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African humid period more ...

Dennis Gaitsgory receives the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, endowed with 3 million US dollars “for foundational ...

Specialized “thirst” and “hunger” neurons in the amygdala operate through distinct circuits, influencing the drive to eat or ...

Alcohol in their food increases the production of sex pheromones in male fruit flies, making them more attractive to females ...

"Gender role attitudes reflect beliefs about how men and women should behave in the public sphere, such as politics and work, ...

In addition, successful urban bird species have more elaborate colours in their plumage, which is especially true for females. Cities seem to favour more colourful birds – probably because there are ...

A neuroimaging study examined the processing of pain signals in the brain as participants’ watched virtual nature videos.

In a study, it wasn't the bravest mice, but rather the shy ones, that proved to be the most persistent tinkerers.

Maria Sokolova, head of the Lise Meitner Research Group Bacteriophages at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, receives ...