Winning entries in the 2026 Nikon Small World competitions reveal the hidden interactions that govern everyday life.

Researchers have developed tissue-based muscle actuators that can enable robots to jump, swim, and grasp ...

Every morning, my job was to check on the cells' well-being.I have been researching cells in a laboratory for 22 years.A day in the lab begins with checking on the cells' mood.First, I observe the ...

We are walking oceansWe live on land.We wake up in the morning, get dressed, put on our shoes, and head to work.We walk, run, ...

Scientists studying fruit flies have identified a brain circuit that holds short-term memories, offering clues to how working memory operates.

A pacemaker runs on a battery that eventually runs out of power, inside a heart that never stops moving. In a lab dish, ...

Smallest archaeal genome ever recorded: Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, found in Pacific Ocean plankton, encodes only 189 proteins -- fewer than many viruses -- but retains its own ribosomes, qualifying it ...

A pilot study of two Cordyceps species shows that insect-killing fungi produce different chemical arsenals in culture than ...

Researchers have engineered Bacillus subtilis to secrete yeast mating pheromone, triggering a fluorescent response in ...

Lab-grown skeletal muscle tissue can contract, but the movement is often so slight that it is barely visible. This poses a ...

Last year we explored how heat, humidity, and growing older can impact a stallion's fertility, but we didn't quite understand the mechanisms behind this. Fortunately, the AgriFutures Thoroughbred ...

Lab-grown skeletal muscle tissue can contract, but the movement is often so slight that it is barely visible. This poses a ...