The origins of life on Earth have long fascinated scientists, particularly the nature of the last universal common ancestor ...

Engraved over 20 millennia ago, it intertwines ritual, symbolism, and water management in a stunning display of prehistoric ...

Today, sustainability is defined as circularity, the ability to make a product and, at the end of its life, convert the ...

Researchers have discovered how egg cells prepare for life by studying the Balbiani body, a structure that organizes key ...

Spatial transcriptomics was named the method of the year in 2020 (Nature 2021). Spatial transcriptomics has rapidly emerged ...

Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

Using digital blueprints of the metabolism of microbes, scientists can simulate expensive and time-intensive experiments set ...

From Japan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist’s Out of Eden Walk marks 12 years, with North America on the horizon.

Mass spectrometry has emerged as a powerful analytical tool for exploring the complex metabolic networks within plants. Metabolites, which vary widely in ...

As millions of Americans embark on their New Year's resolutions to exercise more, a scientific consortium led by Stanford is ...

Unstable proteins are the main drivers of many different heritable diseases, according to a new study, including genetic disorders responsible for the formation of cataracts, and different types of ...

Earth's first photosynthetic organisms—self-organize into intricate living mats, offering insights into aquatic ecosystems ...