Researchers are turning to zebrafish to unlock the secrets of place cells, which play a crucial role in forming mental maps of space, social networks, and abstract relationships. Until now ...

Zebrafish aboard China's Tiangong space station are doing well in orbit, according to an update on the experiments.

One advantage of this model is that around 70% of the genes found in zebrafish (Danio rerio) are also found in humans. The findings from the zebrafish model can therefore likely be transferred to ...

Volunteers played a key part in validating a gigantic neuroscience study mapping the fruit-fly brain. It shows what can be ...

Specifically, zebrafish larvae (a freshwater fish that belongs to the minnow family) can taste oxygen levels in the water using the same cells they use to taste their food. Those same cells also ...

Zebrafish photoreceptor cells stimulated with blue light show correct electrical activity. The picture was taken using the microscope that was custom-built for this study. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

October 4, 2024 • Lightning: It happens all the time, and yet the exact details of how it's made has long eluded scientists. That is, until now. New research out this week in the journal Nature ...

This week’s news roundup explores how the brain is affected by pregnancy, the way “scuba diving” lizards breathe underwater, and much more. According to the American Cancer Society, Black ...

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...

Over the next five years, University of Louisville researchers plan to expose about 1.5 million fish eggs to alcohol in hopes ...

Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. October 1, 2024 • Emissions from anesthesia are one of the largest sources of ...

Before you wash that empty cardboard milk carton out to recycle or throw away, just consider what you can transform that ...