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Florida State University researchers have identified a new pathway in the brain that plays an important role in our response to fear.

Neuroscientists have discovered a set of neurons that activates when mother mice fetch their wandering pups.

The United Kingdom is considering changes to its animal welfare legislation to recognize that invertebrates such as octopuses and crabs are sentient beings that can feel pain.

Keele University researchers have found that swearing can increase self-confidence and risk-taking behaviour, as well as boosting physical strength.

A large-scale study has revealed that vaccination against COVID-19 while pregnant does not increase the risk of preterm births or the need for neonatal care.

Chemists have developed an organic catalyst that can drive reactions using pyruvate – a key biomolecule in many metabolic pathways – that are challenging and complicated to perform using conventional techniques.

Researchers have designed a polymer than can be broken down into its monomeric "building blocks" so that it can be fully recycled.

A new study shows how antibodies select the antigens that they bind to, as they navigate the surface of pathogens such as coronaviruses.

The viral protein Vpu, expressed by Simian immunodeficiency virus, targets tetherin in both humans and monkeys but uses different mechanisms to do so.

Researchers have demonstrated that plastic particles from our living environment end up in the human bloodstream.