A Costa Rican lizard species may have evolved scuba-diving qualities allowing it to stay underwater for 16 minutes, according to researchers.

Musical training produces lasting improvements to a cognitive mechanism that helps individuals be more attentive and less likely to be distracted by irrelevant stimuli while performing demanding tasks..

For humans to achieve accurate speech recognition and communicate with one another, the auditory system must recognize distinct categories of sounds — such as words — from a continuous incoming stre..

Researchers have found why the giant duckweed has a low genetic diversity despite its large population size: low mutation rates contribute to low genetic diversity. The results are relevant for future..

Encapsulating human stem-cell-derived beta cells in microcapsules made with an immune-cell-repelling protein restored glucose metabolism in diabetic mice and protected the cells from immune system att..

Cellulose soaked in a carefully designed polymer mixture acts as a sensor to measure pressure, temperature and humidity — at the same time. The measurements are completely independent of each other. ..

Autophagy — the process of recycling cellular material in the body — can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens, according to researchers who have studied how autophagy can get rid of bacteria, ..

An enzyme-blocking molecule can extend the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans roundworms by as much as 45 percent, largely by modulating a cannabinoid biological pathway, according to a new study.

I'll admit it: I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the way my phone handles notifications.
Android notifications, y'see, get a lot of things right. They're easy to read, conve..

Behind the noise of Apple’s big services announcements, Swift 5 and Xcode 10.2 were released, significant upgrades that should make accelerate app development and distribution.
Swift 5 brings ABI stab..