Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments. In a study ...

Recent research identifies 16 human nerve cell types, revealing complex sensory responses and challenging traditional views on nerve specificity. In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, ...

A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to ...

Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA ...

After getting wet, many hairy mammals–particularly dogs–shake off the excess water from their fur. Scientists are now getting closer to understanding the neural mechanism behind the “wet dog shakes.” ...

They worked primarily with mice, using various genetic tools to manipulate specific types of neurons. They created specialized mouse lines where they could either activate or eliminate specific ...

After viruses infected our evolutionary ancestors, bits of viral DNA lodged themselves into their genomes—and we still carry ...