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In rats, the cerebellum helps to regulate ‘freeze’ responses by acting on a well-known brain area involved in the fear and anxiety network.

A study of toads from across the world is helping researchers to more clearly define some of the species living in East Asia and understand how they evolved.

Mathematical modeling reveals the range of routes that cells can take to shift from one phenotype to another.

In worms, a surprising pathway stops the axons of nerve cells from deteriorating due to problems with their mitochondria.

An organoid model uses human stem cells grown in the laboratory to study the embryonic development of human somites.

A mobile app may help clinicians identify and treat the cause of diarrhea in children.

Male locusts living in swarms release an odor that stimulates the females to reach sexual maturity at the same time.

The white of the human eye may have evolved to help us better communicate with each other by following other people’s gazes.