How do sea molluscs create the consistent patterns on their shells? How do they know when and how to change the pigment?

Understanding how tornadoes are formed.

Gas giants possibly developed slowly in the solar system. They developed cores layer by layer within a disk of ice and dust ...

Multicellularity is one of the most profound phenomena in biology, and relies on the ability of a single cell to reorganize itself into a complex organism. It underpins the diversity in the animal ...

About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth's mantle reached the ocean ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

Explosions can damage brain cells and blood vessels even when scans look normal, leaving lasting symptoms that are often missed.

In my January 23, 2026, “The Universe” column, I wrote about some of the biggest bangs the universe has to offer: exploding stars, hiccupping magnetars, stellar disruptions and colliding black holes.

Ancient fossils are revealing unexpected chemical survivors, challenging long-held assumptions about how biological carbon is ...

Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The discovery opens new possibilities for studying how matter organizes itself ...