Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Organoids, organs-on-a-chip, and machine learning technologies have improved dramatically in recent years, but have they come ...

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health ...

International negotiations in Geneva have led to a major breakthrough: the addition of a new "forever chemical" to the Stockholm Convention's blacklist.

The Tiangong station hosts a microorganism unknown on Earth, revealing astonishing adaptations to the space environment. This ...

City managers must mainstream biodiversity considerations in decision making, taking a long-term view to achieve sustainable ...

Rather than being like battery chargers, mitochondria are more like the motherboard of the cell.

Close-up of a female stolon–one of the independent reproductive units–from the worm Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. It has already ...

Mono Lake, tucked in the Eastern Sierra, is no ordinary lake. Its eerie tufa towers and teeming swarms of brine shrimp and ...

Many of today’s most sophisticated technologies are inspired by the natural functions and collective behavior of living ...