Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a ...

Mitochondrial diseases are severe, often untreatable, and they leave human cells unable to grow normally without outside help. A new study published in Nature Metabolism now shows that a single gene ...

As we age with each passing year, we become more susceptible to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and dementia.

Living in a Southern California beach community with our climate — the surf, sand and sun — shapes who we are. Like many Angelenos, I find comfort near the ocean; it has a soothing regenerative ...

Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a ...

Picture a mammal that can deliberately shut down most of its brain functions for most of the year, then wake up in the spring with its memories and intellectual faculties fully intact. This is ...

Explore mammals’ surprising origins, long before the age of dinosaurs. The surprising story of mammal evolution begins long before the age of dinosaurs. Witness how some of our prehistoric mammal ...

Red blood cell disorders are conditions that affect the number or function of red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs are one of the main components of blood. They are among the most abundant cell types. The ...

Behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum, a team of dedicated curators look after more than 80 million specimens and objects covering the history of life on Earth. In the first of a new series, ...