An ant species that lives on a carnivorous pitcher plant keeps nutrient thieves from escaping by eating them.
An ant species that lives on a carnivorous pitcher plant keeps nutrient thieves from escaping by eating them.
Researchers find that reducing mitochondrial protein production in some animals can increase lifespan by activating a protective stress response.
The activity of one type of immune cell helps regrow the limbs of amputated salamanders.
The essential nutrient can kill drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by producing oxidative radicals that damage DNA.
Viruses that attack bacteria may be an important component of our gut microbiota.
A new class of immune cell could protect against type 1 diabetes by suppressing other immune cells.
The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.
A molecule found only in the blood of young mice dramatically reverses thickening and stiffening of the heart muscle in old mice.
Christian de Duve chose to be euthanized at home in Belgium at age 95.
As telomeres shorten with age, genes as far as 1,000 kilobases away could be affected, including one responsible for an inherited muscle disease.