A comprehensive review published in Brain Medicine illuminates the intricate connections between gut microbiota and sleep regulation, establishing the microbiota-gut-brain axis as a critical pathway ...

A University of Oxford study suggests that plant-rich diets could lower food production costs by $1T annually, calling for ...

There are many purposes that spots and stripes serve in nature, but how they form has been more of a mystery to scientists.

Have you ever wondered why, when plunged into complete darkness, your eyes seem to conjure up swirling patterns, flashes, or ...

A global study of over 1,100 species reveals an evolutionary reason why females consistently live longer than males.

How the leopard really got its spots has finally been explained. The new work builds on research conducted by British ...

Ask the average American man where his diet might be going wrong, and he’ll probably point to one too many burgers or a few extra beers. But while men overshoot on some nutrients like saturated fat ...

The first study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, found that wild boars in the Czech ...

In a recently published, PNAS study, professor Andreas Neider and his team found that crows and rhesus macaques take mental ...

From penguins to bonobos, queer behaviors in wildlife are natural and diverse. Learn how animals challenge human taboos and inspire inclusion.

Neuroscientists have discovered that when the brain is distracted, coordinated “rotating” waves of neural activity help it steer back to focus.

Biologists often form deep bonds with the species they study. For some, that relationship begins early in their careers and ...