Animals Malaria makes its hosts smell better to draw more mosquitoes, research finds April 18, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Biology Wild yeast likely evolved in China, reveals genetic sequencing of over 1,000 strains April 16, 2018
Animals Sea turtles use magnetic fields to navigate the world April 12, 2018 - Updated on July 13, 2018
Animals Scientists uncover secret color of 200-million-year-old butterfly wings April 12, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Biology Ichthyosaur jaw-bone might have belonged to largest animal ever April 10, 2018 - Updated on September 5, 2023
Biology A hundred years later, Captain Scott’s Discovery expedition can offer important climate change insights April 6, 2018 - Updated on April 10, 2018
Animals Scientists use astronomy software to protect endangered creatures from poachers April 4, 2018
Biology Rare dinosaur footprint fossils give clues into a forgotten era April 4, 2018 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Biology Bats are migrating earlier due to climate change, and this could spell trouble for our crops April 4, 2018
Biology Mind-controlled mice are forced to ignore food, water, and sex to complete maze April 2, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals Brown bear moms raise their cubs differently due to hunting March 27, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Biology Scientists create earwig-inspired origami, with potential applications in space travel, foldable electronics, and tents March 23, 2018
Biology Triceratops may have had horns to advertise good genes and attract mates March 21, 2018 - Updated on August 22, 2023
Animals Termite royalty wear chemical crowns to bedazzle their subjects March 20, 2018 - Updated on March 21, 2018
Biology Human-secreted malaria antibody could usher in an effective, long-term treatment March 20, 2018
Biology Scientists engineer new life form with mixed Bacteria and Archaea membrane March 19, 2018 - Updated on July 19, 2022
Biology New method developed to stop bacteria from sharing antibiotic resistance genes March 16, 2018
Animals Python moms take care of their offspring, surprising researchers March 16, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2024
Biology Proteins can be kept active outside of a cell for the first time– and used to degrade toxic chemicals March 16, 2018
Animals Royal jelly, the food of queen-to-be(e)s, changes from liquid to solid when more acidic March 15, 2018
Biology Researchers develop nanospears that can transport DNA to cells with pinpoint accuracy March 14, 2018
Biology Low oxygen “dead-zones” can be deadlier to marine life than we thought March 14, 2018 - Updated on March 15, 2018
Biology Scientists invent ultra-white coating inspired by beetle scales March 13, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Animals “Haa, haa”– the creepy laughing sound that ravens make reveals their age and sex March 13, 2018 - Updated on July 9, 2020
Biology Citizen science called upon to study liverworts and help quantify climate change March 12, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals A spider hitched a ride to Hawaii, then evolved into many brightly colored species March 9, 2018
Biology The secret to youth? Exercising regularly keeps seniors’ bodies young and healthy March 8, 2018
Biology Permian lizard detached tail to escape predators, a trait still found in modern lizards March 7, 2018
Animals Efforts to pull the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction intensify as the last living male declines in health March 6, 2018
Biology Officially demoted: termites are the new cockroaches March 5, 2018 - Updated on July 18, 2023