Animals and humans must interact with the environment to meet biological needs and avoid dangers. Thus, survival relies on the balance between approach and avoidance behaviors. The median raphe region (MRR), located in the lower brainstem, may play an important role in this balancing process. It is one of two major regions that contain serotoninergic neurons that project to the forebrain. The…
Different policy proposals may disproportionately affect the innovation ecosystem
3D data of the heads of Arthropleura show that it shares trunk affinities with millipedes and head affinities with centipedes.
Seed dispersal is crucial for ecosystem persistence, especially in fragmented landscapes, such as those common in Europe. Ongoing defaunation might compromise effective seed dispersal, but…
Autoimmune diseases are on the rise, and an estimated 1 out of 10 people may be affected, according to a 2023 study published in The…
X chromosome inactivation maintenance, including Xist RNA localization to the inactive X, requires canonical NF-κB signaling in T cells.
Faced with the profound challenges of a rapidly changing environment, society needs other ways of knowing to illuminate a different way forward. Thanks to the…
Climate change is reducing winter ice cover on lakes; yet, the full societal and environmental consequences of this ice loss are poorly understood. The socioeconomic…
A new mechanism of action for pain relief may emerge from disrupting specific protein-protein interactions.
“By stepping outside my comfort zone, I gained the confidence to pivot my research in new directions,” this scientist writes
Sweeping new study based on archaeological evidence, chemical isotope analysis, and ancient DNA “totally changes the game”
