This furry ring is a compilation of 50 neurons in the fruit fly brain that help the fly navigate. Recent research shows that when the fly changes course, different sections of this ring activate, ...

These spiked spheres enveloped by blue tendrils are pollen grains infected with parasitic fungi. Some evidence suggests that the fungus uses these pollen grains to travel to new locations and spread.

This single grain of pollen on the sigma of a morning glory flower is demonstrating the first step in the process of creating a seed. The spikes covering the pollen grain will help it attach to a ...

There is a complex world hidden within a flower bud. Here, you are looking at a chemically cleared bud of a sand rock-cress flower. There is a complex world hidden within a flower bud. Here, you are ...

There’s no need to call the fire department. This fiery column is merely the top of a flower’s pistil. The orange structures you see within the blue outline are called xylem. There’s no need to call ...

Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how a fungus reproduces, let alone about what the process might look like. But here you can see a network of soil fungus, with a reproductive spore ...

This monitor lizard has got the blues, and, sadly, it’s not just because of the color of its scales. This species was perfectly happy lounging and hunting in the treetops of its Indonesian island ...

This creature – a Jackson’s chameleon – isn’t a dinosaur, but it bears a striking resemblance to the three-horned triceratops, which lived 66 million years ago. This creature – a Jackson’s chameleon – ...

The structures at the bottom of this image that look like scales are actually bundles of muscles just under the skin of a rabbit. This image is a stained cross section taken under polarized light ...

Enzymes called RNA polymerases transcribe DNA into RNA. RNA is the intermediary that carries the information contained within DNA to the ribosomes, where the genetic information is synthesized into ...

This is a crested gecko, named for the spiny ridge that runs along its back and head, all the way to its eyes. These lizards are expert climbers and can use their padded feet to grip almost any ...

This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a sample of freshwater red algae. These algae are common and are found on all continents except Antarctica. This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a ...