Compartmentalization is an advanced mental skill used by people in demanding, high-risk public safety occupations.

Six gill hagfish Eptatretus hexatrema at the wreck of the Oakburn at Duiker Point on the Cape Peninsula. Image via Peter Southwood Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https ...

Scientists at Stanford University have discovered that DRT3, a unique defense system found in bacteria, creates DNA to protect against viral infections. DRT3 is made up of two different enzymes called ...

Nature has equipped animals with astonishing abilities to survive in harsh environments filled with predators. While many creatures rely on speed, strength, or camouflage for protection, some have ...

Mechanical barriers to pathogen invasion include the configuration of the upper airway and nasal filtering function. The continual branching of the bronchial tree, up to 20 times, into progressively ...

In the animal kingdom, surviving often means adapting. Animals must, over time, adapt not only to climate changes, habitat alterations, and changes in food sources, but also to how they protect ...

Hyperphosphorylated tau, the protein that makes up the tangles observed in tauopathies like Alzheimer’s disease, may be the consequence of an antiviral mechanism intended to protect the brain from ...

The first step in a 12-step program is for the addict to admit that they have a problem, because most addicts are in denial about their addictions. And, as my clinical supervisor observed when I was ...

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have uncovered a new mechanism by which the body’s immune system responds to viral infections, a finding that can potentially be harnessed to attack cancer. The ...

One of Australia's most endearing animals is also one of its toughest. Wombats, the stocky, short-legged diggers that resemble plush toys with power tools, rely on a defense that sounds absurd until ...

The Eagles coming to Minnesota this weekend aren’t the ones you watched win last year’s Super Bowl. That team was tough and physical, with a clear, smashmouth identity it imposed every week. An ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology. Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on ...