Articles by Cristina Luiggi

Molecules, cells, or vertebrates—when individuals move and act as a single unit, surprisingly complex behaviors arise that hint at the origins of multicellularity.

Flocks of birds and schools of fish become more than the sum of their parts thanks to complex interactive behaviors.

Researchers are working to understand how often-colorless biological nanostructures give rise to some of the most spectacular technicolor displays in nature.

Animals and plants come in a dizzying array of colors. Current research is cracking into the remarkable structures behind nature's artistic display.

Meet the research team that uncovered an algal bloom churning in freezing Arctic waters.

Scientists studying the Arctic Ocean aboard a US Coast Guard icebreaker discover one of the largest phytoplankton blooms ever recorded—beneath sea ice.

The discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Galápagos Rift revealed a biological Garden of Eden.

See some of the images brought up from early trips to the Galápagos Rift, where an ecosystem thrives around hydrothermal vents.

Researchers are learning how species from across the animal kingdom use seismic signals to mate, hunt, solve territorial disputes, and much more.

Salt compounds produced by plant and fungus species help form organic aerosols that form clouds and produce rain.

A study finds that drug-resistant tuberculosis is more prevalent than current estimates suggest.

A human trial of a hepatitis C treatment is shut down after one of the participants died.

New imaging tool is better at detecting the signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.

The market for drugs that target rare diseases is expected to rival big pharma blockbusters in the coming decades.

Amid allegations of malpractice and poor oversight, the country’s healthcare industry is determined to make clinical trials safer and more effective.