By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created a new way to improve our understanding of the ...

These changes mark a sharp deviation from the tradition of American scientific research and are concerning from a defense ...

Paris summit warns about “mirror life.” Scientists call for early limits on mirror bacteria that could evade defenses and ...

It may have fewer than many of the other sciences, but biology does have two dozen or so “rules”—broad generalizations about the behavior or nature and evolution. Now, USC researchers want to add a ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

Basic aspects of cell biology of Pneumocystis carinii are reviewed with major emphasis on its life cycle and the structural organization of the trophozoites and cyst forms. Initially considered as a ...

Fish don’t exist. Not as a biological category, at least. Yes, you can say, “I know what a fish is, it’s basic biology!” But that doesn’t mean it’s basic biology. Bony fish, or Osteichthyes, are the ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. For many people, a ...

Everything in life is about sex and money. And now that I have your attention, let me explain. That phrase was one that I often used when presenting key concepts to my biology and marine science ...

ABSTRACT: Previous research has reported relationships between nightmares, including nightmare frequency and variables such as gender, cognition, sleep habits and quality, and beliefs about dreams and ...

Vaccines are the silent heroes of public health. Not only do they help protect people everyday from disease—they’ve helped to eradicate deadly pathogens like smallpox. Over the last 50 years, vaccines ...