Oct 2019
The giant animals evolved different strategies for cooling their blood and avoiding heatstroke
Big dinosaurs kept cool thanks to blood vessel clusters in their heads
Sep 2023
Immune cells in the skull may sense and influence brain inflammation
Bone marrow in the skull could be used to monitor Alzheimer's, MS and more
Jun 2023
Astronaut brains need time to recover before they can adapt to microgravity again
Brain cavities that swell in space may need at least 3 years to recover
May 2023
Restoring a communication link between the brain and spine enables more control over movement
A brain implant helped a man with paralysis walk more naturally
May 2020
Global weather station data show dangerously hot and humid days are becoming much more common
Deadly temperatures expected to arrive later this century are already here
Feb 2021
The link remained even for women whose blood sugar levels returned to normal
Diabetes during pregnancy is tied to heart trouble later in life
Oct 2021
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian found nerve cell sensors for heat, cold, pain and pressure
Discovering how we sense temperature and touch wins the 2021 medicine Nobel Prize
Apr 2024
The Purkinje effect may play tricks on your color vision as light dims
During a total solar eclipse, some colors really pop. Here's why
Jun 2023
The experimental therapy targets a hormone that prevents ovulation
A gene therapy shot might keep cats from getting pregnant without being spayed
Feb 2023
A theory proposed by mathematician Alan Turing in the 1950s helps explain the process
How fingerprints form was a mystery - until now