What looks like a plant’s failed fruit may actually be a clever deal that lets both the plant and its pollinating…

Scientists have grown chickpeas in simulated moon dirt—raising the possibility that future astronauts could one day harvest fresh food on the…

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer…

A resurrected ancient enzyme is helping scientists test how reliably Earth’s oldest rocks record signs of life. Scientists at the University…

A new study finds that almost 90% of North America’s insects and arachnids have no conservation status at all. Arachnids, including…

A new high-tech scanning system is rapidly turning thousands of ants into stunning 3D models—building a digital library of Earth’s biodiversity.…

A single layer of atoms may seem too thin to meaningfully interact with light, yet materials like tungsten disulfide are reshaping…

A mysterious striped signal from the Crab Pulsar may finally be explained by a delicate balance between plasma effects and gravitational…