New research shows that coast redwood trees have a surprising adaptation that helps then thrive in both wet and dry environments.

Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance.

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MIT biological engineers have developed a simple way to identify B or T cells that interact with viral or bacterial proteins.

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A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.

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Harvard biologist Hopi Hoekstra documents whether NCAA team mascots are really what they say they are. Here’s a bracket-buster: Many of them aren’t.

The growing season on the tundra is starting earlier as the planet warms, but the plants aren’t sequestering more carbon, a new study finds.

A proposed new large-scale octopus farm in Spain is a huge risk to the welfare of this sentient and intelligent animal.