Glia cells mediate cytokine signaling between the gut and the brain, linking sleep to inflammation in the gut.

A new study has found that birds are thriving in the nutrient rich oak savannas that burned in the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire.

In southern China and Southeast Asia (collectively, Southeastern Asia), Terminal Pleistocene and Early to Middle Holocene (ca. 12,000 to 4,000 cal....

Succulents become rechargeable night lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles.

Goliath frogs excavate meter-long pools and guard their tadpoles through the night

The endoplasmic reticulum donates lipids through a tunnel-like protein to help lysosomes expand

RNA could have helped amino acids join up without preexisting protein machinery, lab study suggests

New algorithm could help scientists avoid publishing in shady titles

Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through Tuesday, forecasters said.

Many topics on Bhattacharya's list are familiar, but order to re-evaluate grants draws concerns

In simulations, AI-generated users of stripped-down social media without content algorithms still split into polarized echo chambers

Ryan Wardwell was rappelling down Seven Teacups falls when ‘extreme hydraulics’ trapped him behind a cascade A California man who recently became trapped behind a waterfall for two days while climbing was dramatically rescued by police utilizing a helicopter. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, went to waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on 10 August with plans to rappel down, the sheriff’s office of Tulare country said in a social media post. But the “extreme hydraulics” of the waterfalls pushed Wardwell off his rappelling lines and trapped him behind a cascade of the Kern river, according to the sheriff’s office. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Study expected to confirm there are enough suitable sites to support bird of prey’s return After more than 150 years, golden eagles could be set to return to England, as a study is expected to confirm there are enough suitable sites to support the reintroduction of the UK’s most iconic bird of prey. Golden eagles, which can have a wingspan of more than 2 metres, are occasionally seen in areas such as Northumberland. However, these birds come from a growing population in southern Scotland. A recent project to reintroduce the birds in Scotland is likely to be a model for any reintroduction in England. Continue reading...

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday night.

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet's atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

Orfonyx Bio is looking to make its mark as a leader in protein upregulation for clinical benefit – and has made technical progress towards this goal over the past two years. In that time as a BioEscal...

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched…

Researchers recently discovered that dozens of species in the flamboyant family are biofluorescent, emitting a gleaming light that could enhance their mating displays.

The effort includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts and marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S. government's policing of foreign nationals' cond...