New research is significantly revising a widely cited evolutionary model, the Inhibitory Cascade Mode (ICM). Benjamin Auerbach, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the ...

The 40-year mystery surrounds a deadly parasite that can cause life-threatening disease if left untreated.

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A single-celled organism shows Pavlovian learning, challenging our assumptions about the origins of cognition.

Inherited variations in antibody genes can affect how we respond to infections and vaccines, show two new studies from ...

Microtubules, the dynamic filaments that form the cell's internal scaffolding, have long been viewed as mere passive ...

Inherited variations in antibody genes can affect how we respond to infections and vaccines, show two new studies from ...

A common vitamin may be quietly helping cancer cells evade death. The body depends on vitamin B2, also called riboflavin, but ...

This shrimp is no bigger than your thumb, and it’s a master of physics. Here’s how it manages to create shockwaves and flashes of light hotter than the Sun.

Carlo Bicchi belongs to that rare category. In this extensive interview, Chiara Cordero speaks to Carlo Bicchi, winner of the 2026 Marcel Golay Award as they both prepare to present at the 44th ISCC ...

In the quiet arithmetic of survival during precarious moments, O-negative blood often arrives before names or consent forms—and that timing makes all the difference. THE WEEK takes you on the life sav ...