Could the microbes that inhabit our guts help explain that old idea of "gut feelings?" There's growing evidence that gut bacteria really might influence our minds.
President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to UC San Diego chemist Mario Molina and, posthumously, to astronaut and UCSD professor Sally Ride.
For Old World primates, the variety and complexity of their facial colors and patterns play a major role in helping them identify members of their own species and communicate with one another.
A 10-year study shows some good news for frogs and toads on national wildlife refuges: The rate of abnormalities such as shortened or missing legs was less than 2 percent overall.
When people with super memory — those who can remember what they ate for breakfast on a specific day 10 years ago — are tested for accuracy, researchers find what goes into false memories.
Researchers could soon transform the building blocks of modern computing by making nanomagnetic switches a viable replacement for conventional transistors.