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Conflicting evidence about how the brain processes social and individual learning stems from which type of information is presented as the primary source of knowledge during experiments.

Combining techniques that track blood oxygenation and biochemicals during neuronal activity reveals how the brain computes perceived and unperceived stimuli.

An artificial intelligence-based method can predict distinct conformational states of membrane transporters and receptors.

The efficiency with which ribosomes shift reading frames when decoding viral RNA may change over the course of an infection.

Fossils shed light on mating strategies in scorpionflies.

Mapping intermediate filaments in three dimensions reveals that the organization of these filaments differs across cell types.

Antibodies targeting the protein that causes placental malaria can recognise multiple variants of the protein, which may help guide the development of new vaccines to protect pregnant women from malaria.

The protein STIM1 helps to maintain membrane coupling sites in smooth muscle cells that regulate arterial contractility and blood pressure.

Many of the features associated with senescence appear steadily over time before cells stop dividing.

A new brain circuit that contributes to aversive states, such as fear or anxiety, has been characterized in mice.