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 ...

The inner ear is composed of a series of different structures that turn sound waves from the environment into a neuronal signal that can be interpreted by the brain. Sound is essentially pressure ...

This neon marvel highlights the muscles of a developing aquatic invertebrate known as a moss animal, also known as a bryozoan – a member of the phylum Bryozoa. The organism gets its common name from ...

This cross section through several mouse testes shows how sperm are made and maintained. The testes are where sperm cells are made. A human male can produce between 70 million and 150 million sperm ...

Beauty is all around us. It is everywhere our eyes can see – in the breathtaking majesty of snowcapped mountains, in the tranquil shores of tropical beaches, and in the faces of those we love. But ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Baker, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, was among three scientists honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his work on computational protein design. He shares the 2024 ...