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 Jacobs
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Poisonous sacs helped toads conquer the world
Iconic amphibians took an unexpected path across the globe, study finds—with toxins as a “game changer”
Iconic amphibians took an unexpected path across the globe, study finds—with toxins as a “game changer”
Whiplash at CDC as hundreds of employees are terminated, then reinstated
Agency’s prestigious training programs among those spared, while other key offices are scrapped
Agency’s prestigious training programs among those spared, while other key offices are scrapped