In a cramped, windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two bespoke microscopes—each a Swiss Army ...

A dramatic microscopic view of white blood cells surrounding or attacking colorful microplastic particles, with high-detail ...

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, "housekeeping" immune cells ...

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This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in ...

The cottonmouth has one of the worst reputations of any snake in America—but how dangerous is its bite really? In this video, real cottonmouth venom is tested directly against human blood under a ...