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The first application of Snap-tagging to neurons in the skin of living mice reveals “baskets” of nerve endings (red) surrounding the base of each hair (thick blue line).

The lancet fluke (Dicrocoelium lanceolatum) is a parasitic flatworm that colonizes snails, ants, and mammals at different stages of its life cycle.

Habitat loss threatens populations of the black and rufous sengi (Rhynchocyon petersi, also known as an elephant shrew) in Kenya and Tanzania; zoo breeding programs aim to conserve the species.

A model of a specially designed nanoparticle that targets a drug (purple) specifically to the liver or kidney and can be tracked using a fluorescent dye (blue)

Hair-like structures on the toes of geckos allow the animals to adhere to surfaces even after death.

In a healthy mouse kidney, cells that express the transcription factor Gli1 (red) can contribute to fibrosis, the dangerous growth of scar tissue.

A new software program called cellPACK allows researchers to efficiently model mid-sized biological structures, such as this HIV particle.

The fibrous roots of white Albina Vereduna beets (control plant, left) turn red when they overexpress a MYB transcription factor that upregulates red betalain pigment production (right).

A collection of tiny mushrooms recently found in Jackson State Forest in Mendocino County, California

December 2014's selection of notable quotes

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Newly discovered juvenile specimens of the horned dinosaur Protoceratops suggest the animals gathered in age-segregated groups (scale bar 100 mm).

In Mexico's Gulf of California, a researcher releases a tagged juvenile scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini); the first detailed tracking of this species' movements could inform conservation efforts.

The loss of preferred host plants has likely contributed to the decline of wild bees, according to a new analysis of pollen from museum specimens in the Netherlands.

The giant pink slug (Triboniophorus aff. graeffei), recently determined to be a distinct species, can grow up to 8 inches long and lives only on Mount Kaputar in eastern Australia.