Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests.

Brain scans and signals show babies can sort images and sense rhythm, offering new insight into how infant brains are wired from the start.

A mathematical model simulated patient outcomes when given caregiver support or an expensive Alzheimer’s drug to determine ...

In mice, the oral bacteria F. nucleatum can travel to mammary tissue via the bloodstream, where it can damage healthy cells.

A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be ...

NASA’s Artemis II could be the first time human eyes set sight on the farside of the moon — and there are things human eyes can see that cameras can’t.

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These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating ...

Not taking active measures to rein in the self-sabotage during the formative years of early adulthood can have repercussions ...

A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform cervical cancer screening, suggests fewer ...

Nearly 1 in 8 dementia cases — about half a million nationwide — may be linked to insomnia. The new findings, reported December 27 in the Journals of Gerontology: Series A, add weight to growing ...

“These are chemical weapons that are harmful to the human body and harmful to particularly vulnerable folks, like children,” ...