Opossums "play dead" when scared. They fall limp, smell bad, and stay still to avoid being eaten. Rabbits sometimes "fake death" by going still when caught, hoping predators will lose interest.

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Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which ...

Fish are incredible team players. When they swim in schools, there’s no leader giving orders, yet each fish knows how to stay ...

New research suggests a path forward that could change the lives of millions who are losing vision due to retinal damage and conditions like macular degeneration and glaucoma.

Researchers have studied zebrafish behavior to design a simple control system that helps robots follow a leader without crashing.

A team of biologists and robotic engineers have developed a virtual reality system for fish to decipher how they school; ...

Fish are masters of coordinated motion. Schools of fish have no leader, yet individuals manage to stay in formation, avoid collisions, and respond with liquid flexibility to changes in their ...

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Researchers have made an exciting discovery that could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease. A team from the UK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Cambridge found that blocking ...

Researchers have identified a key enzyme driving forms of Parkinson’s disease, highlighting a promising new target for ...