A new book details how lignin once protected algae from UV radiation, then later in evolutionary time became a structural ...

A new study of butterfly populations in the US shows a 22% decline among over 500 species in just 20 years. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.

Dr. Elise Zipkin is a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of quantitative ecology at Michigan State University. She develops statistical models to unravel the world’s natural mysteries at the ...

Since 1931, the Academy has recognized technological innovations in the film industry. One 2025 honoree has taken fire stunts to the next level.

Changes limiting programs, grants, and even the nature of studies are already underway at the NIH, NSF, FDA, CDC, and more.

Though fungi make up a tiny part of the human microbiome, they play an important role in both the prevention and development of many diseases.

Each year, the journalists at the MIT Technology Review publish a list of 10 breakthrough technologies: these are things poised to hit a tipping point, and potentially change the way the world works.

You’re probably familiar with the concept of handedness—a glove made for your left hand looks basically like the one for your right hand, but won’t fit—it’s a mirror image. Many of life’s important ...

The ship will join Florida’s 4,300 artificial reefs—human-made places for fish and other marine life to live. How do these ...

A journalist traveled to five continents to learn about the afterlife of our trash, and why most “recyclable” plastic ...