None of us would get on a plane that had its parts changed in mid-air, says Eve Marder, who has spent her career probing a very specific cluster of crustacean nerve cells. Yet we are all walking around undergoing a constant turnover of cellular parts, and so are the lobsters and crabs Marder studies.

A group of scientists led by researchers have discovered a key mechanism through which spider silk is formed.

The KAI2 receptor for compounds found in smoke helps plants retain water and survive during drought.

Masaki Watabe talks about automated robotic researchers, future robot rule, and scientific philosophy.