Researchers pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.

Research found that in humid climates, the temperatures to which humans can adapt may be lower than previously thought.

If the collective activity of life—known as the biosphere—can change the world, could the collective activity of cognition also change it?

All life consists of the same chemical building blocks. These include peptides, which perform various completely different body functions.

LMU neuroscientists have shown that breathing coordinates neuronal activity throughout the brain during sleep and quiet.

A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia.

Throughout evolution sleep has remained universal and essential to all organisms with a nervous system.

Most of the cells in our bodies – be they bone, muscle or pancreas cells – are locked into the right place with the help of tiny anchors.

Researchers have discovered a new way to track genetically modified animals using the artificial transgenes they leave behind.

Climate change is causing some animals to “shape shift” and grow larger extremities such as beaks, ears and tails.

The Human Cell Atlas is the world’s largest, growing single-cell reference atlas. It contains references of millions of cells.

Chameleons have long been a symbol of adaptation due to their ability to adjust their iridophores, a special layer of cells under the skin

According to new research, simple animal species’ may have existed on Earth far longer than humans anticipated, approx 890 million years

Women have several choices for long-lasting, reversible contraceptives, but for men, options are either single-use or difficult to reverse