Animals The brains of singing mice might hold the secret of how we engage in conversation March 1, 2019
Biology Scientists give mice infrared vision (and humans could be next) February 28, 2019 - Updated on March 2, 2019
Animals Plastic is “everywhere” in the ocean, including its deepest trenches — “There’s no good aspect to this,” researchers say February 27, 2019 - Updated on March 1, 2019
Biology Collagen networks and hyaluronic acid literally keep you in shape, new study reports February 26, 2019
Animals ‘Silver spoons’ stay with mongooses for life — then pass off to their offspring February 25, 2019
Biology Climate change will make extreme cold more prevalent — and that’s bad news for some animals February 21, 2019
Animals The ‘forager gene’ of humans and fruit flies works in practically the same way February 20, 2019
Animals Desert ants’ complex behavior is actually built from very simple interactions February 18, 2019
Biology Giant African Titanosaur had a heart-shaped tail February 13, 2019 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Biology How poppy petals create striking colors despite being thinner than your skin February 11, 2019
Animals The world is running out of insects — because of us — and it will lead to a “catastrophic collapse” February 11, 2019 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Animals Fish can recognize themselves in the mirror. Does that mean they’re self aware? February 7, 2019 - Updated on October 17, 2022
Biology Climate change will recolor much of the oceans by 2100, MIT research suggests February 4, 2019
Animals Paleontologists discovered a new species of ancient shark — and it was so, so tiny January 21, 2019 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Biology The worst of multiple sclerosis can be avoided or delayed with early treatment January 18, 2019 - Updated on January 19, 2019
Biology Over half of the world’s wild coffee faces extinction, new research finds January 17, 2019 - Updated on February 7, 2019
Biology Why scientists want to engineer spicy tomatoes January 10, 2019 - Updated on January 10, 2020
Biology Your brain pays more attention to objects it knows are small — no matter how large they seem January 9, 2019
Biology The rogue Chinese scientist who made the first gene-edited human babies could face death penalty January 8, 2019
Animals Bees use a small number of neurons to count, and they’re one of the best counters we know December 28, 2018
Biology Exercise is as good as medicine for lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension December 28, 2018 - Updated on May 31, 2020
Biology Irish dirt might cure the world of (most) multi-drug-resistant bacteria December 28, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2020
Biology Coastal erosion reveals incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints in southern England December 19, 2018 - Updated on February 16, 2024
Biology First flowering plants may have appeared 50 million years earlier than previously thought December 19, 2018
Biology “Prehistoric Pompeii” answers the question of when animals first moved on land December 14, 2018
Biology Thawing Canadian Arctic permafrost is releasing “substantial amounts” of mercury into waterways December 13, 2018