Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how a fungus reproduces, let alone about what the process might look like. But here you can see a network of soil fungus, with a reproductive spore ...

What am I looking at? This is an image of a fluorescently labeled fruit fly ovary, composed of multiple ovariole strands, each containing multiple developing egg chambers. The eggs are dark ...

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 ...

Fun fact: The hexagon is the most common shape in nature. The hexagons in this image are in the eye of a dragonfly. Each hexagonal rod, called an ommatidium, contains major structures that have ...

Imagine going to the dentist with this set of teeth! These are teeth located on a snail’s “tongue,” or radula, also called a rasper, which is constantly licking the ground to scrape up and transport ...

The scientific name for this mantis is Idolomantis diabolica – inspiring a sense of dread in those who hear the name. However, its colorful threat displays make this mantis stunning to look at, ...

Beautiful Biology, an initiative of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and its Janelia Research Campus, aims to cultivate interest and curiosity in the life sciences through this portal of stunning ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Take a visual journey through some of the major concepts in biology. These pathways to discovery were created by educators to help users explore various biological concepts. We would like to extend a ...

Together, we’re unlocking the fundamentals of biology and building an open, inclusive future for science. Learn more about how we’re moving science forward. HHMI hires individuals from all backgrounds ...

The Inclusive Excellence learning community — currently comprising 191 colleges and universities — designs, implements, and evaluates ideas aimed at increasing institutional capacity for inclusion of ...