Biology
New research uncovers the cellular basis of fractal patterns in Romanesco and cauliflower.
Brood X is emerging across 15 states. Here's how to decode all that buzzing from the trees.
Many unborn creatures make and receive sounds and vibrations -- getting valuable information on the outside world.
Cells exposed to an inflammatory signaling molecule are quicker to commit suicide -- but speed can lead to mistakes.
Honeybees relay the location of the queen through pheromones.
Research with octopus limb regeneration helps scientists create smart prosthetics.
Artificial "protocells" suggest the complex biochemical mechanisms used by living cells could have originated in simple bubbles.
As the mother-of-pearl in the inner layer of the shell forms, initial defects attract and eventually annihilate each other.
Australian scientists measure the gases that two Great Barrier Reef corals emit.
New findings suggest fingerprints and sweat work together in "fight or flight" survival responses.
The armor might help leafcutter ants defend the valuable fungus they grow for food.
The animals have evolved an immune system that doesn’t cause as much inflammation.