The octopus is one of the world’s most alien creatures, but nothing puts that into perspective more than the physiological ...

Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, 26 June, 2025 ...

South African National Parks recorded one of the largest vulture poisoning events in Southern Africa on 6 May 2025. A total ...

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

Certain dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and herbs, may help improve blood flow, or circulation, throughout the body. Certain health conditions and lifestyle factors may cause poor ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells communicate with one another during this process through cell-surface ...

Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged as a major organizing principle in cells. Recent work showed that multiple components of integrin-mediated focal adhesions, including p130Cas can form ...

The ability to copy inanimate objects is known as mimesis. It can take extreme forms, for example in the group of insects called bush-crickets or katydids. These animals are poor flyers, so many ...

The ruminant digestive system Quick facts. Ruminant stomachs have four compartments: the rumen, the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum. Rumen ... The rumen (on the left side of the animal) is the ...

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Pervasive presence of microplastics in the environment adversely affects plants, animals, and humans. But what is ...