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‘It’s like a horror movie pregnancy.’ Researcher studies maggots—by letting them eat him

Science chats with wildlife epidemiologist Tony Goldberg about what he’s learned from becoming a meal for parasites

Science chats with wildlife epidemiologist Tony Goldberg about what he’s learned from becoming a meal for parasites
Author Rachel NuwerPosted on October 21, 2025

Lab mice can now have periods like humans

Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders

Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders
Author Holly BarkerPosted on October 20, 2025

Beetle compound is so valuable insects eat bird poop to get it

To obtain the toxic chemical cantharidin, insects suck beetles’ blood—and even munch on their digested remains

To obtain the toxic chemical cantharidin, insects suck beetles’ blood—and even munch on their digested remains
Author Richard PallardyPosted on October 20, 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

Stranded coral boulders point to a medieval tsunami in the Caribbean

Study pinpoints likely date for a massive earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench—and highlights an underappreciated regional hazard

Study pinpoints likely date for a massive earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench—and highlights an underappreciated regional hazard
Author Katherine KorneiPosted on October 20, 2025

JD Vance officiated the wedding of new head of NIH environmental institute

Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism

Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism
Author Jocelyn KaiserPosted on October 20, 2025

How poop-eating beetles evolved to eat rotting flesh

Analysis of thousands of fossils pushes back change in beetles’ diets by more than 37 million years

Analysis of thousands of fossils pushes back change in beetles’ diets by more than 37 million years
Author Taylor Mitchell BrownPosted on October 17, 2025

Bull’s-eye! Static electricity pulls worm through air to its insect victim

Electrostatic charges may help roundworms infect a wide variety of hosts

Electrostatic charges may help roundworms infect a wide variety of hosts
Author Jason P. DinhPosted on October 17, 2025

Common research monkey is endangered, conservation group confirms

Listing could affect availability for biomedical studies

Listing could affect availability for biomedical studies
Author Dennis NormilePosted on October 17, 2025

Ancient sea turtle discovered in Lebanon reveals a surprising evolutionary history

Oldest known sea turtle soft tissues could help reveal how a variety of vertebrates adapted to ocean living

Oldest known sea turtle soft tissues could help reveal how a variety of vertebrates adapted to ocean living
Author Jake BuehlerPosted on October 16, 2025

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