Videos

See a boa species that scientists hadn't witnessed alive in more than 50 years.

Watch the birth of platelets in the lungs of mice, a finding that contributes to a new understanding of the respiratory organs' role in blood formation.

Genomicist Lauren Petersen wins a mountain bike race after she altered her own gut microbial communities.

Meet one child saved from brain damage by cooling therapy.

May Profilee Ben Barres of Stanford University discusses how understanding the basic biology of myelination could help patients with multiple sclerosis and other diseases.

Watch Komodo dragons bring down a buffalo.

The Scientist’s Bob Grant caught up with demonstrators who participated in the March for Science in Washington, DC, on April 22.

Maize enthusiast Jason Karl aims to continue breaking his own records for the tallest corn plants ever grown.

Thousands of scientists and science supporters marched from the Washington Monument to the US Capitol this weekend.

April Scientist to Watch Angela Brooks of the University of California, Santa Cruz, discusses her search to find vulnerabilities buried within the genomes of cancer cells.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researcher and April profilee Mina Bissell explains the intricacies of how cancer takes hold in a body.

Author Tim Falconer didn't take his congenital amusia lying down. With the help of neuroscientists and vocal coaches, he tried to teach himself to sing against all odds.