Multitasking Sensory Neurons in the Brain of a Marine Invertebrate
Sensory neurons help animals make sense of the world, and these small marine invertebrates can do a lot with only a few neurons.
Sepsis Survivors Are More Vulnerable to Infection
Read how immune cells are like fighters on the planet Dune, and how this defense system changes for sepsis survivors.
Get to Know a Scientist: Science Communicator Amanda Coletti
A PhD candidate shares what being a science communicator has meant to her, and why telling stories about science is important.
How Do Plants Harness Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria?
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants obtain a usable form of nitrogen. But what’s the science behind it, and how can it benefit crops?
Feeling Brain Fog? It Could Be in Your Blood
Brain fog accompanying long COVID could be the result of breaches in a cellular barrier protecting the brain.
Caught in the Light: Flying Insects
Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon.
Could Chemotherapy Efficacy Be Better?
Researchers further chemotherapy efficacy by identifying antibodies that attack a specific protein in tumor cells.
Childbirth Is Both Life-Changing and Brain-Changing
Neuroscientists studying childbirth found different effects on brain cortex volume for those recovering from a natural delivery or C-section.
New Data on Protein Structure in Blood Cells
Emerging research on a 3D protein structure within red blood cells tells us how this and similarly shaped proteins work in the body.
AI Unplugged: New Metamaterial Sensor Classifies Spoken Words
Engineers create a metamaterial that senses spoken words without the need for a battery. So far it can classify which of two words in a pair was spoken.