Biology

A new study approaches concussions and related injuries in a new way.
Chris Gorski, Editor
Photoreceptors produce harmful compounds that contribute to retinal degeneration.
Amanda Alvarez, Contributor
Updates and fun facts about this year's prize in physiology or medicine.
Chris Gorski, Editor
2 American cell biologists and a German biochemist will be awarded the 2013 prize for physiology or medicine.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
This year, Inside Science will provide comprehensive coverage of the science-related Nobel Prizes.
Inside Science Contributor
Researchers' new system could study other worlds with a cell phone camera.
Amanda Alvarez, Contributor
The arms got longer, the legs got shorter, and they were flying.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Meanings behind whale, dolphin, and bird vocabularies remain opaque.
Amanda Alvarez, Contributor
Leg joints are stocked with 'teeth' that lock and rotate.
Ker Than, Contributor
How low is too low?
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
Interesting hatchery environments can make smarter, more resilient fish.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
For ecologist Michael Heithaus, every week is shark week.
Inside Science Contributor