Alien life Earth’s green history may help scientists spot plant life on alien planets September 25, 2018
Biology New bio-synthetic circuits can teach old cells new tricks — such as killing cancer September 24, 2018
Animals Fossil fats reveal the ‘oldest macroscopic animal’ that lived 558 million years ago September 21, 2018 - Updated on April 24, 2019
Agriculture The Kiwifruit duplicated its vitamin C genes twice — 20 and 50 million years ago September 20, 2018 - Updated on September 21, 2018
Animals Honeybee clusters act as ‘super-organisms’ to keep everyone safe during bad weather September 18, 2018
Biology Air pollution soots its way into mothers’ placentas — maybe the fetus, as well September 17, 2018
Biology Mammals’ evolutionary success relied on our ancestors growing very tiny September 17, 2018 - Updated on July 24, 2019
Biology Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing September 14, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Animals Humans arrived on Madagascar 6,000 years earlier than previously thought — so then what killed the elephant bird? September 13, 2018
Biology You won’t believe these three unexpected discoveries – and neither did the scientists who made them September 13, 2018
Biology Kidney stones form like any rock, may hold day-by-day history of your body’s health September 13, 2018
Animals When it comes to protecting wildlife, we need better policy, not more science September 11, 2018
Biology Activating a new language is easy — the effort goes in suppressing the old one September 10, 2018
Animals Contrary to popular belief, drought actually leads to fewer snakebites September 6, 2018 - Updated on February 1, 2019
Biology Fossil finding shows how early mammals developed early traits September 6, 2018 - Updated on August 7, 2023
Biology Artificial bacteria-killing cells could win the war against drug resistance September 6, 2018
Animals Brown bear saliva kills a bacteria that current antibiotics are unable to treat September 4, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Anatomy News Amazing video shows how white blood cells find pathogens — and points to a cure against cancer September 4, 2018
Animals Tiny fish passes mirror test, might be self-aware August 31, 2018 - Updated on October 17, 2022
Anthropology One of our extinct ancient relatives developed a chewing pattern unique among primates August 30, 2018
Biology Newly-devised molecule might help people quit smoking by blocking nicotine break-down August 29, 2018
Biology Scientists analyzed the composition of dinosaur DNA — and it’s really similar to birds’ August 27, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2023
Biology Extinct cave bear DNA pops up in modern brown bears August 27, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals Macaws can communicate with each other by blushing August 22, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2018
Biology We finally found the protein that turns sound and balance into electrical signals August 22, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals ‘Survival of the laziest’: species that consume less energy better suited to dodging extinction August 22, 2018
Biology The oldest life on Earth may have appeared 4.5 billion years ago, according to detailed ‘family tree’ August 21, 2018
Animals A new look at an old fossil reveals how lemurs could have evolved August 21, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2018
