Biology Mesozoic baby bird fossil sheds new light on evolution March 5, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Art and Music Darwin’s “advertising” — the magnificent biological art of Ernst Haeckel March 2, 2018 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Alien life Silicon-based life on Earth? Only artificially, so far — but maybe natural on other planets March 1, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
Biology Death creeps through the brain as a “spreading wave” of silence and inactivity February 28, 2018
Animals Saddle up: New evidence forces us to rethink what we know about horse history February 23, 2018
Biology External temperature also influences our circadian rhythms, study reports February 22, 2018 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology Plants’ climate-compensation systems will be overwhelmed by climate change February 21, 2018 - Updated on January 9, 2023
Biology Plants colonized the land 500 million years ago — much earlier than we thought February 20, 2018
Biology The mysterious deep-sea Dumbo octopus hatchlings look just like adults [with video] February 20, 2018
Biology Far-ultraviolet lamps could eradicate airborne viruses in public spaces — with no risk to us February 12, 2018
Biology A worm’s brain was uploaded to a hard drive and put to the test — without a single line of code February 7, 2018 - Updated on March 5, 2018
Animals Stomach burn: toads vomit bombardier beetles which trigger explosions in the gut February 7, 2018 - Updated on July 29, 2023
Biology Spider-like arachnid with a tail sheds new light on origin of spiders February 5, 2018 - Updated on February 6, 2018
Biology Humanity killed off mega-herbivores — but climate change might warrant bringing them back February 1, 2018
Biology Research into nugget-forming bacteria paves the way to better gold extraction methods February 1, 2018
Biology Amazing fossil shows that Earth’s earliest birds evolved just like Darwin’s finches January 31, 2018 - Updated on April 23, 2024
Animals Orcas are able to imitate human speech. Here’s how it sounds like January 31, 2018 - Updated on July 30, 2023
Biology Big dinosaur is a big piece of evidence for Africa’s geological past January 30, 2018 - Updated on February 9, 2024
Animals Veterinarians treat burned bears with fish skin — and it seems to be working January 26, 2018
Biology Humans got a brain upgrade less than 200,000 years ago, and it made us what we are today January 26, 2018 - Updated on April 9, 2024
Alien life Space might be teeming with viruses that we’re not looking for, but we should January 23, 2018
Biology The genome of the first African in Iceland has been reconstructed, without any physical remains January 17, 2018
Biology Longest underwater cave in the world found in Mexico January 17, 2018 - Updated on April 25, 2019
Animals Chameleons display fluorescent bones on the skull, study shows January 17, 2018 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Biology CT scans reveal the secrets of a 200-million-year-old dinosaur — and you can 3D print it for free January 15, 2018 - Updated on August 23, 2023
Animals Research of snakes’ straight-line movement could power the rescue bots of the future January 15, 2018
Animals Biologists discover 18 new species of spiders — and they look just like pelicans January 12, 2018
Animals Firehawks: In Australia, birds of prey are intentionally setting the forests on fire January 11, 2018