HHMI has selected 24 schools in the first round of the Inclusive Excellence initiative, a program that aims to help increase the capacity of colleges and universities to effectively engage all ...

Neurons are the main cells of the nervous system. They perform a wide array of complex functions in the body. To achieve this, neurons need to be able to make connections with other neurons. During ...

In this image, red is the color of absorption. The red cells in this image are enterocytes, which line the walls of your small intestine and are responsible for absorbing nutrients from the food you ...

This Malayan jungle nymph may look like a rather prickly character, but the species is actually a gentle giant. In fact, it’s one of the largest and heaviest insects in its family, weighing up to 65 ...

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 ...

Unlike prokaryotic cells, all eukaryotic cells have nuclei. Nuclei house most of a cell’s genetic information – much of it in the form of DNA – making a nucleus a sort of blueprint for building future ...

This calleta silkmoth caterpillar is covered with spiked spheres all over the top and sides of its body; their purpose is to discourage predators. Native American tribes in the American southwest dry ...

What am I looking at? This is a single human hepatocyte. Its two nuclei are in blue (1). The other colors in this image are stains of the actin protein and are depth-coded, with red being the closest ...

What am I looking at? This is an electron microscopy image of a mouse tooth that has been briefly exposed to acid, revealing the structure of the enamel. Biology in the background Brushing your teeth ...

You might conclude that this peacock moth caterpillar is having a bad hair day. But that array of green and black spikes has a purpose – to protect the creature from predators, by packing a mean sting ...

We mainly curse mucus as we are blowing it from our noses or coughing it up from our lungs because of some allergy or ailment. However, mucus plays a key role in defending our bodies from illness.

Imagine living your life with a 10-foot–long straw fastened to your face, like this acorn weevil does. That protrusion, called a rostrum, is highly useful for the weevil, however, allowing it to feed ...