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The frequent regurgitation practiced by flies as they ingest and digest food yields densely detailed paintings.

The crop-destroying gray mold fungus uses RNA weapons to disable plant defenses and invade.

Researchers show that amyloid beta is secreted from neurons in an autophagy-dependent manner.

As the US government shutdown enters its second day, scientists who rely on federal grants to continue their work and support their staffs and students express frustration. 

Researchers identify a compound in juvenile mice that inhibits the sexual advances of adult males.

On whether online comments help or hurt science

Dogs are proving to be more in tune to human communication than any other animal, but how much they really understand about people’s intentions is up for debate.

Researchers have engineered functional, lab-grown precursors to salivary and tear glands, successfully connecting them to ducts and nerves in mice.

A scientist’s desperate attempts to prove that Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy landed him on trial, but his insights into the disease’s pathology were eventually vindicated.

Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago. Age: 38

Thanks to a book, a war, and a big green caterpillar, John Hildebrand found himself mapping the exquisite and surprising wiring of the insect olfactory system.

Prolonged responses to odors, called afterimages, may originate in the brain, rather than in the nose.