Nematodes—a group of tiny worms that include around 20,000 known species—actually form these cringe-worthy living structures in nature, even if they're less than one inch tall.

An astonishing variety of natural photonic structures exists: a species of Brittlestar uses photonic elements composed of calcite to collect light, ... Nature - Photonic structures in biology.

Soft tissue from vertebrate fossils has previously been documented, but only in exceptionally preserved specimens. Here, Bertazzo et al. describe structures consistent with collagen fibres and red ...

The Science Behind Nature’s Patterns A new book explores the physical and chemical reasons behind incredible visual structures in the living and non-living world ...

Every protein in the body is encased in a water shell that directs protein structure, provides vital stability and steers function.

A research led by the IBB-UAB has managed to decypher the structure of the human protease SENP5, implicated in ...

A team of researchers has discovered that tiny, ever-changing structures inside cutting-edge solar cell materials could be ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known wooden structure, and it’s almost half a million years old. The simple structure — found along a riverbank in Zambia — is made up of two ...

Nematodes—a group of tiny worms that include around 20,000 known species—actually form these cringe-worthy living structures in nature, even if they're less than one inch tall.