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
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