The skin is the body's largest organ and helps protect internal organs from harm. Hair helps protect the skin, regulates body temperature, and is part of the body's sensory system. Sweat glands help ...

The microbiome not only consists of bacteria, but also of fungi. Most of them support human and animal health. However, some ...

Researchers have found a way to control protein levels inside different tissues of a whole, living animal for the first time.

New research reveals how cryptochromes, magnetite, and electromagnetic induction help animals detect magnetic cues and find ...

I call it the New York prescription. A stimulant for the day (Adderall, Ritalin, Phentermine, many others) and a sedative for ...

Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings from Scripps ...

A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, ...

The yeast Candida albicans colonizes mucosal surfaces and is usually harmless. However, under certain conditions it can cause dangerous infections.

Animal behaviour is the scientific study of the behaviour of animals. The discipline covers study under experimental conditions, behaviourism, or natural conditions, ethology. Long-term study reveals ...