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
Animals Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years October 5, 2020
Anthropology 30 million years ago, a group of monkeys sailed from Africa to South America October 1, 2020
Biology Ten days of binge drinking disrupts neuron connections, causes anxiety and other cognitive problems September 24, 2020
Biology Humans live much longer than chimps due to a slower epigenetic ‘clock’ September 21, 2020 - Updated on July 12, 2023
Biology Australian stinging tree inflicts agonizing pain with a spider-like venom September 18, 2020 - Updated on July 18, 2023
Biology Is your dog’s nose cold and wet or warm and dry? Both are normal September 14, 2020 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Biology Rarest dog breed in the world is still alive (and singing) in the wild August 31, 2020 - Updated on September 1, 2020
Biology This chart shows the risk of COVID-19 for different distancing settings and scenarios August 27, 2020
Biology Researchers use math to tell how lady dinosaurs were different from their male counterparts August 27, 2020
Biology Crocodile tears are remarkably similar to those of humans August 14, 2020 - Updated on July 20, 2023
