Death breeds life in the world’s most diverse and abundant group of animals.
Death breeds life in the world’s most diverse and abundant group of animals.
At age 16, Alexandra Sourakov has her first scientific publication, on the foraging behavior of butterflies.
To cope with a growing shortage of hearts, livers, and lungs suitable for transplant, some scientists are genetically engineering pigs, while others are growing organs in the lab.
Japanese astronauts deliver an aquarium to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity on marine life.
“The body is a fascinating machine,” says Sandra Shefelbine, a biomechanics expert at Imperial College, London, in this 3-minute educational video by the Wellcome Trust illustrating the principles of muscle movement. “And we don’t understand most of
The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics takes a timely look at research on athletics.
Rather than rely on plant-derived products, biotech companies are engineering bacteria and yeast to produce ingredients for fragrances.
Guppies with experimentally shrunken brains produced more offspring than guppies bred for larger noggins, confirming a long suspected tradeoff of bigger brains.
A new study finds that an Alaskan population of the fish has quickly evolved in response to warming temperatures.
A nuclear war could have profound effects on crops yields around the world, according to a new study.