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Neural activity probes your physical surroundings to select just the information needed to survive and flourish As a young course instructor in seminars

It is unclear how some people recently diagnosed with the disease became infected with the monkeypox virus or how it is likely to

To answer that question, expanded testing is needed that can determine levels of T immune cells   More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic,

Several recent studies point to a small, long-overlooked structure in the brain stem as a crucial gatekeeper for the body’s signals Imagine you

Genome-wide association studies can sleuth out genetic markers that raise or lower COVID risk, but they miss social factors Imagine taking a genetic

Structure that links amino acids suggests that early organisms could have been based on an RNA–protein mix Chemists say they have solved a

Omicron, Moon missions and particle physics are among the themes set to shape research in the coming year COVID continues As the world

From Omicron to a Mars helicopter to an Alzheimer’s firestorm, our news editors choose the defining moments in science and research this year.

An exercise pill might one day produce health gains without the exertional pain The drumbeat of exercise’s brain benefits may sound familiar. Most

The new coronavirus variant may be better than other versions at avoiding human immune defenses—but that ability may change in different countries The