Biology New research explains why crocodiles are relatively unchanged since dinosaur times January 8, 2021 - Updated on February 7, 2021
Biology Climate change is turning the Eastern Mediterranean into a completely new ecosystem January 6, 2021
Biology Our body clock is largely kept working by “junk DNA” January 5, 2021 - Updated on May 24, 2021
Animals In Poznan, Poland, eight clams get to decide if people in the city get water or not December 28, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Animals Spiritual customs in Colombia led to the rediscovery of a toad species after 30 years December 26, 2020
Biology Novel anti-malaria drug can flush the parasite out of hiding with a single pill December 25, 2020
Animals Global warming is faster than evolution — and this could spell trouble for marine life December 14, 2020
Biology Darwin’s century-old prediction about flightless insect seems to be on point December 9, 2020
Biology Alligators can regrow their tails, and it could help us heal our own wounds better December 4, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: this ancient bottom feeder could have ‘invented’ modern sight December 4, 2020
Animals Scientists discover the first insects with a shell-like armor November 24, 2020 - Updated on February 12, 2024
Animals We’ve discovered a new, adorable species in Myanmar — it’s already on the brink of extinction November 11, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: amphibian trapped in amber is the first known ‘tongue-thrower’ November 6, 2020
Animals Social behavior in mammals is as old as dinosaurs, fossil shows November 4, 2020 - Updated on November 5, 2020
Biology Newly-discovered fossil lizard shows how uncertainty can lead to better science November 3, 2020
Biology Researchers pinpoint the brain area that ultimately governs attention and focus November 2, 2020 - Updated on November 3, 2020
Biology Fossil Friday: leg fragment points to huge, toothy bird with a wingspan of up to 21 feet October 30, 2020
Animals Big-eyed spiders that cast nets like gladiators can hear prey despite lacking ears October 29, 2020 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Biology Gags and uproar at paleontology conference after profanity filter bans the word “bone” (and many others) October 18, 2020 - Updated on November 24, 2023
Biology Venus flytrap with no brain or nervous system senses prey with short-memory trick October 16, 2020
Animals Here’s another tardigrade superpower: a fluorescent shield protects them from deadly UV radiation October 14, 2020
Animals Tiny 200-million-year-old teeth show the first mammals were actually more like reptiles October 12, 2020 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Animals Ants quickly adapt to danger, build sand structures to access food and avoid drowning October 9, 2020
Agriculture Climate warming is changing the US planting zones October 7, 2020 - Updated on October 7, 2021
Biology Electromagnetic fields could be used to manage, maybe even treat, type 2 diabetes October 7, 2020
Animals Fake eggs fitted with GPS track sea turtle traffickers in Central America October 5, 2020 - Updated on January 16, 2023
Biology Researchers identify a protein that may be the link between anxiety and depression October 5, 2020
