In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, many universities shut down or reduced the capacities of research laboratories in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus. At Washington University ...

Studies shed light on pain perception, placebo effect pathways, and how human stem cells can be used to model pain.

Data show that postdoctoral productivity and citations influence academic success, highlighting the underappreciated ...

When the moon hits L-Cry like a big pizza pie, that’s amore—or at least a mass spawning event for marine worms.

Many cancers upregulate an amino acid transporter to fuel their growth, making this protein a promising tool in tumor ...

Lab-grown mini-brains help scientists explore how concussions reactivate latent viral infections, triggering molecular ...

The microbiome of Antarctic worms helps them cope with extremely cold conditions, providing insights into the role of the ...

Living on a diet of blood requires some specific adaptations, such as a way to keep the food source flowing. To prevent their meal from turning into an indigestible clot, mosquitoes evolved very ...

This is something that's been widely appreciated but broadly overlooked when it comes to thinking about how tissues deal with ...

Male insects carrying venom proteins transferred these to disease-spreading females, reducing their lifespan and providing a pest control method. Sneha Khedkar is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist.

Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD from West Virginia University in immunology and ...