A Dispatch From an Endangered Bird’s ‘Garden of Eden’

Immerse yourself in the visual splendor of a tiny volcanic island in the northern Andaman Sea, the only home of the little-known Narcondam hornbill.

Covid Vaccine Pioneers and Others Win 2021 Lasker Awards in Medicine

The prizes are given annually, and many winners often go on to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

Covid Vaccine Pioneers and Others Win 2021 Lasker Awards in Medicine

The prizes are given annually, and many winners often go on to be awarded the Nobel Prize.

Biology Starts to Get a Technological Makeover

The story of Ginkgo Bioworks shows the challenges and progress in the emerging field of synthetic biology.

Biology Starts to Get a Technological Makeover

The story of Ginkgo Bioworks shows the challenges and progress in the emerging field of synthetic biology.

Edmond H. Fischer, 101, Who Helped Discover How Cells Talk, Dies

He and a colleague identified a mechanism by which cells communicate, a Nobel-winning breakthrough that paved the way for disease-fighting drugs.

Saved by a Bucket, but Can the Owens Pupfish Survive?

A new refuge in the California desert offers a long imperiled species its first real chance to thrive.

It’s a Grizzly Bear Survival Program. For Grizzly Bears.

In British Columbia, researchers have undertaken a unique challenge: tracking orphan grizzly cubs, reared in a shelter, to see whether they can thrive back in the wild.

A.I. Predicts the Shapes of Molecules to Come

DeepMind has given 3-D structure to 350,000 proteins, including every one made by humans, promising a boon for medicine and drug design.

Cauliflower and Chaos, Fractals in Every Floret

Scientists take a crack at recreating the hypnotic fractal spirals of the Romanesco cauliflower.

It’s Cold in the Ocean but It’s Hotter Inside Sea Otters

To stay warm in frigid seas, the marine mammals rely on an unexpected use of the powerhouses of their cells.

Cauliflower and Chaos, Fractals in Every Floret

Scientists take a crack at recreating the hypnotic fractal spirals of the Romanesco cauliflower.

These Plants Act Like Bees in a Hive

The plants seem to divide labor to maximize the health of their colonies that grow up the sides of trees.

To Fish These Big Trout, Bring a Ladder

Landing the highly coveted Lahontan cutthroat trout requires special skill — and equipment.

Jerome Kagan, Who Tied Temperament to Biology, Dies at 92

A Harvard psychologist, he originally attributed personality traits to nurturing only. Then he concluded, We’re largely born this way.