Asking ‘what is life?’ is a good way to start arguments in science. As a recent informal poll suggests, no two individuals ...

As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new ...

The origin of life is surely one of the most important questions in biology. How did inanimate molecules give rise to the ...

In microgravity, bacteria-infecting viruses still work—but the battle unfolds in a whole new way. The strange conditions of space pushed both sides to evolve differently, revealing clues that could ...