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Truck-size crocodilians once ruled South America’s wetlands

The region’s enormous herbivores, some weighing more than 1 ton, were no match for this prehistoric beast

The region’s enormous herbivores, some weighing more than 1 ton, were no match for this prehistoric beast
Author Phie JacobsPosted on August 19, 2026

FDA pick is Heidi Overton

Physician Heidi Overton will be nominated to take over troubled drug regulation agency

Physician Heidi Overton will be nominated to take over troubled drug regulation agency
Author Phie JacobsPosted on August 18, 2026

Bungee-jumping mice may reveal why astronauts skip on the Moon

Low gravity puts a bounce in the step of humans and rodents alike

Low gravity puts a bounce in the step of humans and rodents alike
Author Phie JacobsPosted on July 14, 2026

Migrating sea turtles only sort of know where they’re going

An “approximate” sense of Earth’s magnetic fields means the animals must occasionally reorient during long ocean voyages

An “approximate” sense of Earth’s magnetic fields means the animals must occasionally reorient during long ocean voyages
Author Phie JacobsPosted on June 24, 2026

Have wild wolves learned to use tools?

Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?

Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?

Author Phie JacobsPosted on November 17, 2025

This parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their own queen

Scientists capture a unique—and gruesome—example of matricide in the animal kingdom

Scientists capture a unique—and gruesome—example of matricide in the animal kingdom

Author Phie JacobsPosted on November 17, 2025

Biologist David Sabatini loses again in legal fight against Whitehead Institute

Judge dismisses final claim against scientist’s former employer and curtails lawsuit directed at woman who accused him of sexual harassment

Judge dismisses final claim against scientist’s former employer and curtails lawsuit directed at woman who accused him of sexual harassment

Author Phie JacobsPosted on November 6, 2025

This organism turns dino bones orange—making them easier to spot

Paleontologists use drones and brightly colored lichen to search for fossils in the Canadian Badlands

Paleontologists use drones and brightly colored lichen to search for fossils in the Canadian Badlands

Author Phie JacobsPosted on November 3, 2025

How one of the world’s rarest and most valuable gemstones gets its vivid colors

Scientists finally solve mystery of ammolite’s brilliant reds, greens, and blues

Scientists finally solve mystery of ammolite’s brilliant reds, greens, and blues

Author Phie JacobsPosted on October 30, 2025

A surprise bonus from COVID-19 vaccines: bolstering cancer treatment

Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer

Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer

Author Phie JacobsPosted on October 20, 2025

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