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In pigs, nitrate supplements can protect salivary glands from the damage caused by radiation therapy to the head and neck.

Studying neurons and their connections in the central complex of the fruit fly reveals new insights into how their structure and function shape perception and behavior.

Eurasian jays fail to take into account the point of view and desire of other jays when hiding food they can eat later.

A new laboratory model helps to understand the role of senescent cells in fostering a uterine environment that can support an embryo.

The repeated emergence of similar variants of influenza virus is linked to interactions between the virus’s RNA segments.

The fungus Aspergillus nidulans produces secondary metabolites during sexual development to protect itself from predators.

A theoretical framework predicts that using polygenic screening to select embryos against traits that depend on many genes has few benefits.

New findings clarify apparently conflicting results about how molecular agents that preserve protein integrity prevent harmful, dense aggregates from forming.

A new software package provides more accurate cancer risk prediction profiles and has the ability to integrate more genes and cancer types in the future.

The 3D structures of a membrane protein called TMEM120A suggest that it may act as an enzyme in fat metabolism rather than as an ion channel that senses mechanical pain.