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A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life

The Mystery of Mistletoe’s Missing Genes

Illustration of anxious woman surrounded by mitochondria.

Mitochondria May Hold Keys to Anxiety and Mental Health

Micrograph of a cortical neuron, showing its many dendrites.

Hidden Computational Power Found in the Arms of Neurons

Scanning electron micrograph of a cluster of coccolithophores.

How Jurassic Plankton Stole Control of the Ocean’s Chemistry

The illustration shows ghostly hands partially obstructing a person’s sight and hearing.

To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight

3D illustration of three human skulls, split into left and right halves and nested one inside the next.

Fossil DNA Reveals New Twists in Modern Human Origins

An illustration of a machine with two mechanical arms sorts cells by size into processing lines marked “Asymmetric Division” and “Symmetric Division.”

For Embryo’s Cells, Size Can Determine Fate

Scientists Debate the Origin of Cell Types in the First Animals

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What’s in a Name? Taxonomy Problems Vex Biologists

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Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’

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Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems

Art for "Dormant Microbes Bide Their Time Over Decades - Old Fires"

Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire

Art for "The Math That Tells Cells What They Are"

The Math That Tells Cells What They Are

Art for "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past"

How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past

Art for "The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces"

The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces