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Various genes show distinct exits and entrances with age in the open-source dataset, the largest of its kind to date.

Through a newly identified process called skoupocytosis, neurons recruit the immune cells to remove cellular waste they find hard to deal with themselves.

In the 1960s the search for alien life inspires the chemist James Lovelock to imagine that life, if it occurred anywhere in the universe would be accompanied by an atmosphere that was in constant flux. He called this the Gaia hypothesis. Since then…

The cells undergo a classic form of plasticity previously thought to occur only in downstream visual circuits.

Unproven benefits and data sovereignty concerns have put a £330M contract under review, with an exit decision due by autumn.

An increasing proportion of the cerebellar neurons acquired multiple primary dendrites in humans and other apes, according to a comparison of 11 primate species.

Atmospheric rivers bring heavy rain and floods, but if they don’t come around, it could mean drought. A new global map reveals little-known pathways.

Lifelike biochemistry continued to unfold in sterilized soil for six years, pointing to a metabolic theory for how biology began.

An experiment in sea slugs suggests transcriptional changes might fade after 24 hours.

The rodents offered researchers an opportunity to link genetically driven changes in corticospinal abundance and morphology to climbing cachet.

The retroviral insert appears to inadvertently switch off a gene involved in brain development.

Neuronal activity induced by the psychedelic drug strengthens inputs from sensory brain areas and weakens cortico-cortical recurrent loops.

A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photosynthesis in extreme heat.

The map of a comb jelly’s aboral nerve net, which helps the animal orient and position itself within the water column, reveals a unique system for sensing the world and coordinating movement.

The findings show the insula fuses taste and certain smells into the sensation of flavor.

Funders test algorithms to spot promising science, raising hopes of faster reviews—and fears of bias

A bacterium called Vibrio pectenicida may be melting sea stars along North America’s Pacific coast.

Science chats with health economist Shailender Swaminathan about how compact EEGs could reveal the impact of culture and environment on the brain