Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep ...

The Nashville Zoo is welcoming two new, and unusually adorable, additions to its animal family: a pair of capybaras.

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Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

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The Government is supporting research to develop “the pill” for grey squirrels to curb the damage the rodents do to woodlands and their native red cousins.

Scientists identify a high-altitude genetic mutation in yaks that produces ATDR, a Vitamin A metabolite that repairs myelin damage in MS and cerebral paralysis.

India is home to a variety of interesting species of reptiles, but none are as exciting as the monitor lizards. These are ...

A new preclinical study in mice shows that precancerous cells in the pancreas can be eliminated before they have the chance to become tumors.

Rat and mouse baits are an everyday product. But these chemicals can persist in the tissues of rodents that eat them for months and poison native animals.

The Nashville Zoo announced Thursday that it has welcomed one of the world’s largest rodents to its facilities.