Biology

How diet and exercise impact memory hinges on one uncontrollable factor

Oldest known example of animal behavior is frozen in time and freaky

This incredibly simple A.I. program can decode humans' most mysterious quality

Skull scans reveal the tragic end of a prehistoric monster bear

3-million-year-old brains reveal ancient humans like Lucy had a surprisingly modern childhood

How biologist Kevin Esvelt came to know the planet, in his own words

Gene drives could stop the world's oldest problems. Kevin Esvelt wants to make sure they don't start any.

Inverse Daily: Inside the hospitals treating coronavirus

Stress "restructures" the brain by stopping production of a crucial protein -- mice study

You could soon be texting with just your mind, thanks to new research

Human composting could revolutionize how we deal with death

Coronavirus: 4 food types a healthy gut needs to fight deadly disease

COVID-19 tests: how they work and what’s in development

A new understanding of lung cells could lead to better Covid-19 treatment

A tiny bone has added insight to how our ancestors got around the jungle

What the 2009 swine flu can tell us about the weeks to come

Coronavirus: are people with blood group A really at higher risk of catching COVID-19?

Frozen, canned or fermented: What's the best option while shopping on lockdown?

Neanderthals ate food thought to be crucial to human intelligence — study

Carbo-loading in quarantine: Experts explain why we crave bread and pasta in a crisis

A new A.I. system could make sure we never misdiagnose cancer again

Inverse Daily: Party in the sky💫

Study reveals how pigeons came to dominate the world’s cities

Fluorescent images of 21 tongues reveal all the bacteria thriving in our mouths

555-million-year-old fossil may reveal human’s earliest relatives

Amazingly high-res images reveal hidden details of frogs' evolution

Counterintuitive study shows Pablo Escobar’s hippos aren’t actually nature-wrecking monsters

5 tips to clean your home for coronavirus, from a microbiologist

Coronavirus self-isolation: a psychologist explains how to avoid the cabin fever

Coronavirus: 4 studies explain how COVID-19 sticks to surfaces

This computer chip wants to read your mind

“Living materials” study hints at a future with bioelectronic medicine

In America’s Southwest, free love is vital to toad survival

Coronavirus: How asymptomatic carriers spread a disease like COVID-19

Can hot weather stop coronavirus? Why viral transmissions may be reduced in the summer

Chronic stress changes the brain in 2 areas

Meet the ‘Wonderchicken,’ the oldest-ever bird fossil discovery

Organ transplants of the past claim a strange history worth reading about

6 facts about coronavirus, from a biomedical researcher

Two bizarre new shark species discovered near Madagascar

Brain scans reveal how men and women respond differently to relationships

Why don’t viruses make their original hosts sick? 5 questions and answers

This ancient fish with arms might be the reason you have hands

Social distancing is the best tool we've got in this fight

For narwhals, a big tusk means a sexual advantage

In one of the Solar System's unlikeliest places, scientists find signs of life

Saber-tooth tigers: New photos of unearthed skulls match science with surprise

Study: Structure of 3.5 billion-year-old molecules could help us find aliens

Coronavirus: 10 essential questions about self-isolation, answered!

Is the cure to coronavirus on this spreadsheet?