Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Over time, simply entering this defined area triggers the body’s sleep preparation mechanisms, making the transition to rest ...

Raymondskill Falls towers as Pennsylvania’s tallest waterfall, a three-tiered cascade that proves the state has serious natural attractions hiding in plain sight. The hike to reach it won’t destroy ...

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...

When pathogens enter our cells as part of an infection, our body will trigger a programmed cell death known as "pyroptosis" ...

New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the ...

Over the course of evolution, the human heart has largely lost its ability to regenerate. Our distant ancestors were not ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...