Gut Microbes & Longevity
Microbes living in our gut may influence how long we live.
Photosynthetic Heart
Photosynthetic bacteria may keep heart tissue oxygenated after a heart attack.
Fanged Furball
Paleontologists have discovered a tiny mammal from the age of the dinosaurs that sported tusks.
Artificial Dye Safety
Some people argue that food dyes are harmful to human health, but do decades of safety research back up these allegations?
Fighting Fungi
Scientists may learn how to deal with fungal disease by fighting a frog pandemic.
Blind Echolocation
Blind people who can echolocate use their brain’s visual center to do so.
Mosquito-Killing Fungi
Scorpion and spider genes boost a fungi’s mosquito-killing ability.
Neonics and Bees
New evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides are hurting bees.
Running Injury Acoustics
Scientists are measuring the acoustic properties of the shockwaves produced as our feet strike the ground as we run, helping to explain why so many …
Chimpanzee Strength
Human muscle is adapted for endurance, rather than ape-like strength.
Roman Concrete
Ancient Roman concrete became stronger with exposure to seawater and time.
Drumming Cockatoos
Researchers discover that cockatoos use sticks and seed pods to drum out rhythms on tree limbs.
Stem Cell Colon Tissue
Lab mice with human colon tissue could help researchers fight colon cancer.
Affirming Essays
Brief, self-affirming writing exercises can help minority students excel in school.
Taste Cell Regeneration
Research into how taste cells regenerate could help cancer patients and the elderly enjoy food again.
Solar-Powered Paint
Building paint that harvests hydrogen from the air could provide abundant clean energy.
Egg Shape
An exhaustive analysis of birds and their eggs may explain why eggs vary in shape.
Car Charging On-The-Go
Wireless charging of moving objects could let electric cars cut the cord.
Exploration Telepresence
Tomorrow’s space pioneers will be very different from the explorers of yesterday.
Harlequin Frog Release
Researchers release endangered Harlequin frogs back into the Panamanian rainforest.
Wildebeest Windfall
Unlucky wildebeests play a big role in African river ecology.
Noisy Fish
The loud noises made by spawning croakers could help fisheries manage their sensitive populations in Mexican waters.