When most people think about biodiversity in lakes and rivers, they imagine fish, plants, or perhaps birds and amphibians. But beneath the surface exists another world that often goes unnoticed: ...

Approximately 145 million: That's the number of specimens—including plants, animals, minerals, and human artifacts—curators ...

Pollen, algae, insects, radiolarians – each unique microfossil holds clues to how Earth has changed over millions of years.

A long-standing mystery in materials science is beginning to unravel as researchers directly probe the hidden atomic ...

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without ...

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Cynthia Frelund is NFL Media's first analytics expert, and can be seen across a variety of NFL Media shows and platforms. During the week, you can see Cynthia on NFL Fantasy Live and every Friday on ...

Grab your lab coat, or at least pretend you have one, and prepare to zoom way, way in because we’re about to explore a world that’s been hiding right under your nose this whole time. Ever wondered ...

The fascinatingly diverse detail of a rat’s bronchial epithelial surface. Long, hair-like structures, known as ciliated cells, are important for the bronchi’s self-clearing mechanisms. Large, round ...