In a cramped, windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two bespoke microscopes—each a Swiss Army ...

The sixth annual competition showcases scientific microscopic imaging, illuminating tiny parts of nature, from individual cells to arthropods, diatoms and a zebrafish brain ...

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays. Living on light is a dangerous ...

Approximately 75% of marine organisms are bioluminescent, with specialized light-emitting organs called photophores. They use ...

In a recent paper in Nature, Bernatz and colleagues report a measure of the health of the thymus — an organ in the chest that produces T cells. The researchers derived a ‘thymic health’ score from an ...

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “sugar code” on the surface of human cells that could transform how diseases are detected.

Approximately 148 million: That’s the number of specimens – including plants, animals, minerals and human artifacts – curators estimate are held in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself? Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. A single injection unlocks your DNA, starting new cellular division that ...

Nielsen continues to come up with ways to more accurately capture viewing audiences. And, in turn, to pump up the numbers. The company announced on Tuesday that a “co-viewing pilot” consisting of ...

Photosynthetic machinery can be harvested from spinach and transplanted into the eyes of mice, where it transforms light into molecules that carry energy and can tame inflammation 1. “We are stealing ...

The Onion had hoped a deal would be approved by a lower court judge Thursday, letting it license the Infowars brand name and turn the show into a mockery of itself. Proceeds would have gone to the ...