Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork. It was a name that stuck, and to this day is known as influenza.

Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. Spiders bedeck their webs with “stabilimenta”—various woven patterns that are typically made of a different kind of silk than ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

The search for a famed polar exploration shipwreck led researchers to discover geometric patterns created by fish on the Antarctic seafloor.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is thought to affect 1 to 3% of children, while attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) impacts an estimated 5 to 8% of ...