I realized relying on AI was making me a less critical scientist, this clinician-researcher writes

Corals harbor intracellular algal symbionts in specialized organelles that enable them to build diverse reef ecosystems. Corals and other cnidarians have repeatedly evolved this symbiosis through the ...

Abstract. Cnidarians are important models for studying the evolution of animal development, regeneration, cell type differentiation, and allorecognition. T

Argentinian-born art curator Ximena Caminos is the mastermind behind Miami's newest art installation, Reefline, an underwater sculpture park that doubles as an artificial coral reef about 300 yards fr...

Details of the Novartis agreement aren't public, but the family says it is pleased with the outcome.

On 13 November 2025, Science published the Research Article “Integrative phylogenomics positions sponges at the root of the animal tree” by Jacob L. Steenwyk and Nicole King (1). The authors alerted u...

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Study adds to evidence that sleep likely evolved among ancient animals as a means of repairing neurons

Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans

Are authors fairly judged by assessment of the prestige of the journals in which their work is published? This study compares article level metrics with journal level metrics, finding that the vast ma...

One ocean-dwelling creature found in many tropic waters is known to be able to reserve its own life cycle, cheating death.

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized transcriptomic research, enabling the creation of detailed tissue, organ, and species-level atlases for model organisms. In Hydractinia, a cni...

Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

AbstractMotivation. The colonial hydroid Hydractinia exhibits several unique biological properties, including its remarkable regenerative capacity and the

Via genetic ablation of neurons, Mazloumi Gavgani et al. show that the nervous system is essential for defining axial polarity during whole-body regeneration in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.

Federal research funding to universities has fueled breakthroughs for years. The White House is pressuring universities to align with the president's political agenda, or risk losing their funding.

As funding for science tightens across the United States, attention has turned to pressures faced by universities and biomedical research institutions. An often overlooked part of the nation’s science...

Supervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research.

One night while documenting wildlife, photographer Shawn Miller discovered hermit crabs living in trash. Now, he’s on a mission to swap their plastic homes for proper shells with his conservation proj...

Synopsis. Opsins are G-protein-coupled receptors often expressed in neuronal photoreceptor cells and used for light detection in most animals, including cn