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Researchers discover a fragment of cord between 41,000 and 52,000 years old that points to Neanderthals’ complex cognitive abilities.

The Tel Aviv University researcher is interested in how the macromolecules affect the health and behavior of successive generations of worms.

From bubbling plants to endangered whales, here are some amazing images from The Scientist in 2019.

An evolutionary biologist knits a festive homage to her research.

Frederik Ruysch’s collections blended specimens for scientific discovery with macabre art.

This ancient red pigment came from underwater.

See this year’s winners of the American Society for Microbiology’s agar art competition.

Using DNA data, researchers track family dynamics in Europe over the last 500 years and find socioeconomic status is related to married women having a child with a man other than their husband.

For centuries, painters and poets have looked to the ocean for insight. Researchers, too, have found their muse in the Earth’s salty realm.

Planarians are turned into art by a group of scientists and artists.

Artist Carol Roullard specializes in microcrystal photography.

An agroecology grad student creates rhizosphere-inspired art.

Treating the microbial community residing on a painting with probiotics may offer a way to stave off biodegradation, a study suggests.

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2019 issue of The Scientist.

Meet some of the people featured in the February 2019 issue of The Scientist.

Scientist D. Allan Drummond’s study of life in sculpture aims to provoke curiosity and wonder about the world.

Charles R. Knight’s illustrations shaped the public’s view of prehistoric life.

See an update from Chicago's Field Museum about the works of Charles R. Knight and other paleoartists who pioneered the depiction of ancient life.

Researchers nab the microbial culprits eating away at a 17th century painting.