In kidney organoids, brain and muscle cells also develop.

Researchers identify a new species of Hemimastigophora protist, and suggest the group should be promoted from a phylum to a supra-kingdom.

Moths’ scales vibrate in the frequency range of bats’ echolocation calls, perhaps helping the insects to avoid predation.

Liquid-like droplets containing DNA and proteins provide a model for researchers to study membraneless organization in the cell.

Goffin’s cockatoos customize tools to accommodate a specific need.

Nest predation of shorebirds that raise young in the Arctic are up threefold since the mid-20th century, and climate change may be to blame, according to a study.

Fish scales follow a model famed computer scientist Alan Turing developed to describe patterns observed in other animals’ feathers, spines, and scales.

Blind rats are made to see after sheets of cells implanted into their eyes make themselves at home.

A zebrafish model of the birth defect craniosynostosis provides insights into how the condition develops.