Smoke Resistance
A random mutation allowed our ancestors to stay relatively healthy despite exposure to toxic …
Slow Motion Bias
Slow motion videos of violent encounters bias our interpretation of the events.
Jupiter’s Hot Spot
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is heating the gas giant’s upper atmosphere from below.
Targeting Aggressive Cancers
Using genetic fingerprinting to diagnose and treat an aggressive cancer.
Alzheimer’s & Exercise
Exercise may promote healthy communication between blood vessels and brain cells.
Death, Cannibalism, & Speciation
Microbes passed from generation to generation cause all male babies of an African butterfly to die, …
Humans & Honeyguides
African honeyhunters use a special call to get birds to lead them to the location of hives full of …
Rooting Out Pythons
An invasive python’s own social behaviors could be its undoing in Florida.
Sperm Whale Messages
The click-like sounds made by deep-diving sperm whales carry personally identifying information.