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Tasmanian devil wrapped in blanket

Tasmanian Devils Face Threats from Rapidly Evolving Facial Cancers 

Like many animals, field mice (<em >Apodemus agrarius</em>) fight to protect their territories.

Mouse Brain Cells Activate When They Witness a Fight

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Addressing the Problematic Past of Animal Behavior Research

A male and female Chiriqui harlequin frog (<em>Atelopus chiriquiensis</em>) photographed in 2010. The species was declared extinct in 2019.

How Do Scientists Decide a Species Has Gone Extinct?

Glass blown and sculpted model of the golden bellapple (<em>Passiflora laurifolia</em>)

Glass Menagerie, 1863–1936

Glass-blown and sculpted model of the sea anemone (<em>Phymactis florida</em>)

Slideshow: The Lifelike Glass Models of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka

A Cape ground squirrel sits upright on its hind legs, holding its forelimbs up to its face.

Animals Are Shape-Shifting in Response to a Warming World

Neuston

Slideshow: Meet the Neuston, the Diverse Organisms Living at the Ocean’s Surface

Illustration showing where neuston reside

Infographic: Neuston Drift Atop the World’s Oceans

A fishing cat with a fish in its mouth

Genome Spotlight: Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

A grayscale tomography image of snake tissue

Snakes Have Clitorises After All, Study Finds

Modified from the cover of <em >The Sounds of Life</em>

Opinion: Listening to the Biosphere Is Key Step in Saving It

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Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

A brown dog stares at a spoon of peanut butter in front of its face with wide eyes.

Why Do Dogs Love Peanut Butter?

A depiction of gut microbes in different colors inside the intestines.

Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback

A close-up image of a fly landing on a dessert

What Happens When a Fly Lands on Your Food? 

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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December 2025, Issue 1

Wooden Neurons: An Artistic Vision of the Brain

A neurobiologist, who loves the morphology of cells, turns these shapes into works of art made from wood.

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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Driving Innovation with Cell Culture Essentials

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Abstract wireframe sphere with colorful dots and connecting lines representing the complex cellular and molecular interactions within the tumor microenvironment.

Exploring the Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment 

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A Comprehensive Guide to Next-Generation Sequencing

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