by Muhammet M. Ozturkfigures by Wei Wu
For decades, scientists have been intrigued by how the brain controls the body. This curiosity led them to discover neurons, the brain’s messenger cells. Neurons, which receive, transmit, and process information,…
by Wei Lifigures by Catherine Ding
The universe is massive, with an estimated 70 quintillion planets—that is 70 followed by an additional 18 zeros. In the Milky Way alone, where we reside, there are billions of planets. With these huge numbers, Earth…
by Piyush Nandafigures by Corena Loeb
Around 600 million years ago, single-celled life transitioned to multicellular life forms, begetting a paradigm shift in the definition of life on earth. This was an event so remarkable in earth’s timeline that it…
by Sanjana Kulkarnifigures by Jovana Andrejevic
The average global temperature is increasing faster now than at any time in the last 2 million years. This has fueled record-breaking droughts, heat waves, and wildfires, and has intensified weather…
Research from Germany suggests that spiders have many small fibers pointing in different directions, which allows them to stick to and move along steep surfaces.
by Alex Yenkinfigures by Allie Elchert
Long before the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists knew that many common diseases had a genetic component. However, there was debate about the architecture of these genetic effects: were there a…