Biology

Odd viruses flourish in boiling, acidic Yellowstone hot springs.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New principles could pave the way for custom molecules.
Dave Zobel, Contributor
Insights may lead to advances in solar power.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
AIP's News Director reflects on a revolution in Electron Microscopy.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
The animals use a cocktail of decomposing skin and food to lure prey.
Emily DeMarco, Staff Writer
Early exposure changes this songbird’s social life.
Alison F. Takemura, Contributor
Even in a perfect environment, DNA still needs defenses against oxidation.
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
New insights may help with new treatments for cataracts and other illnesses.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
New model shows how circulating cancer cells flow and accumulate, and could help with better diagnostics.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Small, sneaky males invade mating sessions of the plainfin midshipman.
Alison F. Takemura, Contributor
Using data from military bases, experts hope to track the next flu epidemic.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Firefly proteins light up certain plants to reveal root system behavior.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor