The tropical belt, shaped by rainforests, is expanding. (Image: NASA / iStock)
Over the past few decades, the Earth's tropical belt has expanded slowly...
Islet cell organoids, where the green color indicates insulin production. (Image: Salk Institute)
Hope in the fight against type 1 diabetes: Using stem cell...
The belly of this fossil ichthyosaur contains the central portion of another marine reptile that was only slightly smaller. (Image: Da-Yong Jiang, et...
When different plush toys are given personal names, toddlers are evidently more likely to memorize their individual characteristics. (Image: Alexander S. LaTourrette)
This is...
Sac-winged bats have a rich repertoire of social vocalizations. (Image: Clinton Harris / istock)
With us, language development benefits from the typical motherly singsong....
Model of four spike proteins from Sars-CoV-2. Sugar deposits are marked in green. (Image: MPI for Biophysics)
The prickly proteins protruding from its...
Mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus (Image: slowmotiongli / iStock)
The Mantis Shrimp has one of the fastest and hardest blows in the animal kingdom. His...
Millet Panicum miliaceum (Image: Wiebke Kirleis / UFG Kiel)
Around 3500 years ago, the early cultures of Europe underwent a profound change: semi-nomads who immigrated...
Seeds from tree species are collected and raised in pristine forests in order to obtain planting material for restoration measures. (Image: Michael O'Brien...