Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the ...

The human body has good reason for its tighter controls. Cells that multiply unchecked are the roots of cancer. “Our hope is ...

For a recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers investigated the odd physics of a ...

Easton R. White is an assistant professor of biology at the University of New Hampshire who studies biodiversity and ...

To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—must leap 25 times their body length and land on a flying insect as it zooms overhead. Given that wind, gravity and air ...

Across Rwanda’s hills, coffee farmers are reaping the results of more than a decade of collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Over the past 12 years, JICA has supported ...

They found that venomous snakes use dramatically different strategies to deliver their deadly bites. Vipers and elapids ...

A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like ...