Biosphere 2 isn’t just the site of a famous human experiment. Today, scientists there work to understand how life emerges in ...

Unlocking the basic science of microbes, especially those that live in extreme environments, could help us find life elsewhere in the universe.

Sep. 25, 2025 — New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This challenges the idea that sleep is solely brain-driven, ...

Dig deep. Climb high. Understand, manage, sustain, protect, and restore natural resources systems. The College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University brings ...

Sep. 25, 2025 — Cambridge scientists have created a breakthrough material that can sense tiny chemical changes in the body, such as the increased acidity during an arthritis flare-up, and release ...