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Temperature-sensing neurons in the Drosophila brain cooperate with the central circadian clock to help regulate body temperature.

Imaging ATP in axons reveals that they rely on glucose from the blood and lactate produced by glial cells as sources of energy.

Neuroendocrine cells act as oxygen sensors in animals from fish to humans, but the evolutionary origins of these cells are only just becoming clear.

An analysis of worldwide human genetic variation reveals the footprints of ancient changes in genomic mutation processes.

The response of the brainstem to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood is coordinated with the response of the cardiovascular system.

The gene regulation mechanisms necessary for the development of complex multicellular animals have been found in sponges.

Engineered molecules based on human cytokines have potential uses in research and medicine.

The scaffolding that holds chromosome pairs together plays a key role in limiting the levels of double-strand breaks.

More fossil specimens and an eagerly awaited age for Homo naledi raise new questions and open new opportunities for paleoanthropologists.

Transcriptomics is shedding new light on the relationship between photosynthetic algae and salamander eggs.