A rare cultural behavior spreads among young male capuchins and baby howlers, raising questions about animal traditions and ...

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study.

The indoor environment contains multiple sources of chemical compounds. These include continuous emissions from housing ...

Scientists have found surprising video evidence of what they call monkey kidnappings – and they’re trying to figure out why.

In 2022 a team discovered that high levels of OH radicals can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone. This means: People generate their own oxidation field and change the ...

Pore-forming proteins in living cells, termed ion channels, are embedded in the outer membrane of almost all cell types and ...

Wearing perfume or using a fragranced body lotion could be bad for health, a study suggests. Ingredients in perfume have been ...

A bizarre mystery unfolded on Jicarón Island as white-faced capuchins repeatedly abducted baby howler monkeys, showing no ...

Nearly 50 years after the invention of the patch-clamp technique revolutionised our understanding of electrical signalling in cells, scientists have achieved a major milestone: accurately simulating ...

Simulation of ion permeation using the novel method described in the publication. Credit by: Wojciech Kopec Nearly 50 years after the invention of the ...

A capuchin named Joker started the apparent trend, leading researchers to suspect "there was something a little quirky about ...