Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact cells, providing crucial context for understanding how cells work.

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions ...

For the first time, researchers have directly visualized how newly formed cellular organelles leave the endoplasmic reticulum ...

For the past year, we have grown accustomed to seeing “Made with AI” tags appearing under digital art and hyper-realistic portraits. However, as synthetic media becomes indistinguishable from reality, ...

The Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in the east of Oregon may be the oldest discovered human settlement in Norrth America, but could it be predated by the Gault Site in Texas, or Meadowcroft Rockshelter in ...

Features & opinion The cells we borrow from our family A tiny number of human cells in our bodies aren’t genetically ours.These ‘microchimeric’ cells pass between mother and child in utero; so mothers ...