How does our brain switch between different behaviors? A new study has now provided the first answers to this key question in neuroscience. Using mice, the researchers investigated electrical activity ...

Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors—or so scientists thought. The paper is published ...

A new study finds that lab mice perform a suite of likely innate behaviors towards unconscious mice that help them revive faster. When we humans encounter an unconscious person, we might spring into ...

All organisms rely on the immune system to protect them against disease. Unlike mammals, insects lack acquired immunity and rely solely on the innate immune system, which consists of cellular and ...