Reversing catastrophic threats to our planet’s biodiversity is not optional: our lives depend on it.
Reversing catastrophic threats to our planet’s biodiversity is not optional: our lives depend on it.
Large-scale data collection and analysis have fundamentally altered the process and mind-set of biological research.
Considered a renegade by his peers, Nobel Prize-winner Eric Kandel used a simple model to probe the neural circuitry of memory.
Dried plant specimens reveal the origin of an insect pest that has spread throughout Europe.
Learn about the field’s first genetic circuits and read forecasts by George M. Church and J. Craig Venter of a future where man-made organisms pump out novel fuels, drugs, and therapies.
Ecosystems are failing and extinction rates are soaring. Thomas E. Lovejoy and Edward O. Wilson weigh in on why cataloging existing species, discovering new ones, and maintaining a balanced and diverse global ecosystem are critical for ensuring a habitable environment for all.
A handful of life science researchers will take home the United States' top science honor.
How an Italian scientist doing Frankenstein-like experiments on dead frogs discovered that the body is powered by electrical impulses.
Even highly diluted crude oil can impact fish in the marshes bordering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.