Some researchers believe that the microbiome may play a role in regulating how people think and feel.

The “elaborate detour” of having fun pays cognitive dividends.

A team of scientists wants to accelerate research into a genetic disorder by using CRISPR to copy unique mutations from affected children into pigs.

By fragmenting forests and killing off individuals, humans are stopping the flow of ideas among our closest relatives.

Hunkering down for the winter helps bats cheat death. But doing so comes at a steep cost.

A new, deadly canine disease could have the U.S. scrambling to respond.

They can tear themselves in half and regrow complete bodies. They can retain memories despite decapitation. And if you chop them into little pieces, each piece will start acting like a perfectly intact worm.