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Modelers find evidence that a combination of competition, predation, and evolution will push ecosystems toward species diversity anywhere in the universe.

Hint—it’s mostly coincidence.

Stimulating part of the cortex as needed during learning tasks improves later recall. The finding reveals more about the brain’s memory network and points toward possible therapies.

The unusual union of a renowned artist and the discoverer of the Polio vaccine.

A Stanford researcher’s new take on stem cells.

A brief history of the scientific debate swirling around the Red Planet.

Mechanical tension between tethered cells cues developing tissues to fold. Researchers can now program synthetic tissue to make coils, cubes and rippling plates.