Ink drop. Luma matte. Round, ragged inkblot slowly spreads out from the center. Gradient transition from light to dark on black background. Watercolor blob. 2d animation. Video footage. Knife Close up ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

The action scenes in Kenji Tanigaki’s “The Furious” are like nothing else in the multiplex. Imagine combat choreographed by ants, swarms of elbows and legs scrabbling to emerge victorious. Churning ...

Strips of plastic mulch left in farm soil after harvest have always looked like a cleanup problem, not a discovery opportunity. The question was how to get rid of them – not whether plastic-eating ...

Take a closer look at kombucha under the microscope and discover the living culture behind this popular fermented drink. From yeast to bacteria, explore the microscopic ecosystem that creates its ...

It started in the summer of 2013. Sea stars were dying in huge numbers in Washington State’s Olympic National Park. First, they became covered in white lesions. Then their limbs contorted and fell off ...

They race, they spin, they shoot. Meet the organisms for which physical prowess is more than sport—it’s a matter of life and death For their scale, these microbes are faster and more resilient than ...

Butchering "Butchering Pathologic" is a series of articles on Pathologic 3, inspired by Quintin Smith's peerless retrospective for the original game. Last time, we butchered the Clock. Today, we're ...

Gaffin is an infectious disease physician in New Jersey. Recently, a former patient contacted me about his wife. “She had a recent stroke which has caused cognitive decline along with slow-growing ...

For the first time, scientists have cryopreserved and revived the larvae of a sea star species. The breakthrough, made with the giant pink star, gives hope the technique could be repeated to save the ...

We usually think of success as a mix of money, health, intelligence, and strong relationships. These are the resources we chase because they’re the ones we hear most about. But one powerful force ...