A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Johns Hopkins University geneticists and a small army of researchers across the country, including students, are working to ...

There is “an urgent need for more proactive public health surveillance and intervention efforts”, argue scientists in a new ...

Coral reefs don’t just shape marine life you can see, they also control the daily rhythms of invisible microbes nearby.

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

Many of us begin a new year hoping to become better versions of ourselves. Some aim to improve their health, others focus on ...

For centuries, scientists have known that plants "breathe" through microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata. These tiny valves ...

Moss is ancient. It evolved some 470 million years ago, long before the first dinosaur hatched. It is so rudimentary that it ...

Scientists discovered microscopic gold forming inside tree needles. Hidden microbes convert dissolved soil ions into solid metal, offering a greener, innovative approach to exploring underground ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then ...