Sleeping Fur Seals
How fur seals' unusual pattern of REM sleep helps sleep researchers.
Minority Opinion Persuasion
How many voices does it take to effect change?
Pollution, Fungi, and Trees
Pollution could be short-circuiting a mutualistic relationship between trees and fungi.
Bats & Pitcher Plants
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
Bombardier Beetle Engineering
The secret behind a beetle’s ability to shoot rapid pulses of high temperature toxins.
Bacteria-Busting Robot
Researchers design tiny robots to battle antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Low-Impact Eating
A new report details the impacts of foods and how they're produced.
Ingestible Medical Sensors
A capsule combines engineered bacteria and microchips to monitor the GI tract.
Crops and Climate Change
High levels of CO2 may reduce levels of crop nutrients.
Baby Translator
A new app helps parents interpret the meaning of their babies' cries.
Green-Blooded Lizards
Some lizards thrive despite a toxic pigment that turns their blood green.
Brain Gaming
A video game helps neuroscientists discover new types of brain cells.
Wet Plastic
Why do some things dry in the dishwasher while others stay stubbornly wet?
Malaria Odor
Distinctive odor compounds may help doctors find out who is infected with malaria.
Our Insect-Eating Ancestors
What did our mammalian ancestors eat during the age of the dinosaurs? The answer might bug you.
Sea Snail Memory Transfer
What if you could have someone else’s memories?
Mountain Legacy Project
Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky Mountains.
Mental Microbes
Growing up on a farm could help protect people from certain disorders.
Shrimp-Inspired Navigation
The mantis shrimp’s ability to see circular polarized light inspires an underwater GPS system.
Grey Hair & Immune System
A new study suggests that turning grey could be related to the immune system.
Dolphins at Play
Dolphins’ seemingly adorable antics may not actually be all fun and games to them.