Jordana Cepelewicz

Origin-of-life researchers have usually studied the potential of pure starting materials, but messy chemical composites may kick-start life more effectively.

T-cells identify what belongs in the body by timing how long they can bind to it.

Two new studies show that the brain’s navigation system changes how it represents physical space to reflect personal experience.

As researchers delve deeper into the behavior of decentralized collective systems, they’re beginning to question some of their initial assumptions.

With the help of deep learning techniques, paleoanthropologists find evidence of long-lost branches on the human family tree.

Among these cave insects, the females evolved to have penises—twice. The reasons challenge common assumptions about sex.

As it becomes clear that the body’s cells have more diverse regenerative capabilities than expected, experts have had to reconsider their approach to stem cell research.

By measuring mechanical forces inside an embryo for the first time, researchers have shown how a physical “jamming” mechanism assists development.

Some species have the equivalent of many more than two sexes, but most do not. A new model suggests the reason depends on how often they mate.

To date the branches on the evolutionary tree of life, researchers are looking at horizontal gene transfers among ancient microorganisms, which once seemed only to muddle the record.

that new animal behaviors raised oxygen levels and remade the environment.

A newfound pair of giant viruses have massive genomes and the most complete resources for building proteins ever seen in the viral world. They have refreshed the debate about the origins of these parasites.