Technology Features in 2018

Octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes all have potential as lab animals. As models emerge, what goes in to keeping them happy and healthy in the lab?

In vivo bioluminescence imaging offers a non-invasive look inside the body. Its future looks bright.

Why handle a mouse if your experiment can be done from the comfort of its home cage?

Small but dedicated communities are bringing the earliest lineages of the animal kingdom into the lab. Take a look at the ctenophores, the sponges, and the placozoans.

A human can’t easily infiltrate another species’ social group to examine and influence what makes the animals tick. But the right robot can open up a clever way in.

Adhering to mouse nomenclature guidelines ensures that research is discoverable, replicable, and less wasteful. So why don’t researchers do it?

When existing systems don’t get the job done, a growing community of researchers are customizing—and sharing—their own solutions.

Warmer living conditions could make lab mice better models of human disease.