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…

Songbird migration paths are shifting due to global changes in temperature.

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.

Scientists harness embryonic cells to enhance adult lizard tail regeneration.

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…

Scientists has discovered a way to reverse the aging of heart cells in mice to regenerate and restore heart function after a heart attack.

Advances in fast sequencing have pushed RNA as information carrier into the limelight of molecular biology. Now, Zhaoming Su and colleagues add high-resolution structure into the mix.

by Apurva Govandefigures by MacKenzie Mauger North Africa’s vast, arid Sahara Desert region covers 3.5 million square miles, which is just about the size of the United States. Sunlight hits the Sahara an average of 3,000 hours every year. Covering…