Culture is a powerful force that touches all aspects of human life, from health and reproduction to food and clothing technology, in every known human population around the world. Human cultural ...

Edited by Mark Thiemens, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA; received August 9, 2024; accepted October 28, 2024 ...

When Carl Linnaeus invented binomial nomenclature in the 18th century, it provided a universal language for scientists. Giving each species a unique name is essential for effective communication, ...

Edited by Eva Andrei, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ; received March 14, 2024; accepted August 13, 2024 Part of the challenge in pinpointing the dominant origin of RTN is ...

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As loss of biodiversity and ecosystem degradation become major concerns worldwide, scientists increasingly depend on DNA-based characterization of animal communities for monitoring and impact ...

The scientific innovation enterprise supporting United States research and development (R&D) has undergone a significant shift in institutional alignment over the past 20 years. This shift has seen ...

laflunimus 7.2 ± 3.7 2.5 Concentration that produces 50% inhibition. Lowest concentration of statistically significant inhibition. LIC is antisickling for cells from 2 of 3 donors. Compound causes ...

A behavioral negotiation perspective identifies the fundamental psychological barriers that emerge under both conditions of accord and under discord. Therefore, understanding how psychological ...

Artist’s reconstruction: During the Early Cretaceous Period in northeastern China, a parent Psittacosaurus cares for nestlings in a burrow and senses the presence of a predatory mammal, Repenomamus.

Illustrated reconstruction of Dromaeosauriformipes rarus running along the muddy shore of an ancient lake. Image credit: PNAS/Alex Boersma (artist). Illustration of ciliates grazing on ...

Edited by Éva Kondorosi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary; received March 26, 2024; accepted October 7, 2024 ...