The method combines two approaches to reveal a high-resolution map of all 40 million synapses.

An open-source microscopy method can super-resolve live cells even under low lighting.

Cuckoo catfish trick cichlids into caring for their eggs in a strategy known as brood parasitism.

Scientists take a close look at metal alloys that form snowflake-like structures called crystalline dendrites.

Parasitoid wasps inoculate other insects with their eggs, and their offspring then grow to feed on their "homes," effectively sucking the life out of their dying hosts.

This trainworm reproduces by detaching sperm- or egg-filled segments, called stolons, when it reaches maturity.

Compound eyes provide insects such as this robber fly with large fields of vision.

When exposed to a fluorescence excitation flashlight, these aggregating anemones (Anthopleura elegantissima) light up due to their natural expression of green fluorescent protein.

These comma-shape bacteria (Vibrio tasmaniensis) cultured from sand produce iron compounds that promote the growth of other bacteria.