Ant Payola
A Central American tree indirectly pays its ant security system with sweet syrup.
Animal Cancer
Cancer affects much of the animal kingdom, and we still have a lot to learn about it.
Endangered Whale Detector
Engineers are developing “whale detectors” to help ships avoid striking them.
Brain Cell Barcodes
Encoding cellular proteins on a barcode could help researchers learn more about mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
Rat Casinos
Miniature “casinos” built specially for rats are helping researchers understand gambling addiction in humans.
Music in the Brain
Brain differences explain why not everyone has an ear for music.
Pet Obesity
The obesity epidemic extends to pets, but studying them could help us as well.
Bat Detective
Researchers have created a citizen science website called Bat Detective to get the public involved in analyzing bat calls.
Spiders in Cars
Spiders in air conditioners have prompted a recall of over 800,000 Toyota vehicles.
Zoobiquity
The Zoobiquity project teams up physicians with veterinarians to study diseases that affect humans and other animals.
Cheating Fairywrens
Female fairy wrens are more likely to cheat with males that have red plumage.
Caterpillar Engineers
Caterpillars build tiny “houses” that shelter other creatures as well.
Space Elevator
Could a “space elevator” carry supplies to the International Space Station?
Mountain Legacy Project
Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky Mountains.
Elephants Understand Pointing
Elephants, unlike mammals much more similar to us, seem to instinctively understand pointing gestures.
Octopus Life & Death
Octopuses have an unusual reproductive strategy: they die soon after mating.
Tracking Fastballs
To hit a fastball, a batter's brain has to predict when it'll come across the plate.
Email Spam
Email spammers use disorienting techniques to get you to click on their links.
Ocean Quadcopter
A tiny but rugged unmanned helicopter helps researchers collect data in the stormy North Atlantic.
Changing Foliage
Climate change may affect fall foliage in many different ways.
Smartphone Microscope
A new attachment turns a smartphone into a powerful microscope.