As well as books, the new facility in Colorado offers equipment to help connect people with the natural world. We asked five of the first visitors what they thought of it

The Department of Microbiology at the University of Georgia invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track position in Medical Mycology at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, with an anticip...

Red, itchy, unpredictable – eczema is more than just a skincare issue. It is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects people’s day-to-day lives. We explore what it is, what remains unclear and how researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Ins...

By studying over 59,000 cases of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, experts have found that the subtype of bacteria influences the impact of environmental factors, such as air pollution, on disease risk.

Artist and scientist Petra Korlević invites you to join her in celebrating the charm and wonder of invertebrates this October. Working as a researcher at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in its Tree of L...

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

It's been a tightly fought race, but watch as naturalist and presenter Chris Packham reveals the Guardian's Invertebrate of the year 2026.

Most people associate the insects with filth, but they are vital to the food cycle and sometimes even pretty

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

At last – it’s time for our invertebrate of the year competition as voted for by you. Today it’s the neon flying squid – and voting for your favourite has opened!

Tiny organs, big story. We explore how our organoid biobank came to life – from building long-lived models to making data openly available to the research community.