Across cities and suburbs, a curious pattern keeps turning up in aerial photos and field surveys alike: trees that stand ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

A new study published in Science shows that these plants—called cycads—use infrared radiation from heat as a signal to ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of eukaryotes, the domain of life defined by cells with a membrane-bound nucleus, which includes all animals, plants, fungi, and insects. If they unravel ...

A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...

Claims that poinsettias can cause serious health problems or death in pets greatly exaggerate their risk, experts say.

T his past year, we explored a lot of new cell biology research—from cancer to plants to microbes, and more! It’s hard to ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of ...

Clearing out “aged” brain cells dramatically reduced seizures and restored memory in a new epilepsy study.

The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct ...

Plants form a critical model for understanding regulated cell death (RCD) as part of their sophisticated immune responses. In the ongoing evolutionary arms ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...