This is the tail of a veiled chameleon; it’s a prehensile tail, meaning it’s able to grasp and hold onto objects. In the wild, these lizards live most of their lives in the trees and use their tails ...

These two water fleas seem to be intertwined in an underwater ballet. However, they should be cautious while dancing, since this species is known for eating their dance partners. These two water fleas ...

This dazzling green lizard is a Chinese water dragon, so named because the species lives around the rivers and streams that run through its jungle habitat. When threatened, they will often evade a ...

Blebbing occurs when a call’s plasma membrane separates from its cytoskeleton and forms a membrane bulge filled with cytoplasm. This bulge will eventually separate from the cell, taking part of the ...

The little green dots in this image are particles of a coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. These viral particles (also known as virions) are on the surface of ...

Can you imagine living your life with a nose like the one on this rosette-nosed chameleon? While scientists aren’t sure why it evolved this unusual structure, many distinctive ornaments like this are ...

This veiled chameleon is getting ready to score its next meal. These lizards have a ballistic tongue that can shoot out the length of their entire body or more. Get a closer view of the image Get a ...

What am I looking at? This image is a 1.5-millimeter-thick horizontal slice through the brain of a mouse. It shows the neurons that produce serotonin in purple (1) and pyramidal neurons in green (2).

Measure and monitor HHMI’s institutional greenhouse gas emissions at the two campuses we operate and look for strategies on greenhouse gas reduction at both campuses. Harness the tremendous community ...

Baker, of the University of Washington School of Medicine, was among three scientists honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for his work on computational protein design. He shares the 2024 ...

This is a yellow jelly fungus, also called witch’s butter – a name that makes sense because this image looks like something you might find bubbling in a witch’s cauldron. The name is a nod to the ...