No Cut Gene Editing
A new form of gene therapy could correct genetic disorders with less risk.
Nucleic Acid Dipstick
Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.
Human Size Evolution
Our ancestors and their extinct relatives grew in height and weight at different times.
Masked Dinosaur
Remnants of pigments in the fossils of dinosaur feathers provide clues to how they looked and behaved in life.
Beak Evolution
More than a century of backyard bird feeding may have lengthened one bird species’ beaks.
Bash the Bug
Citizen scientists help search for the best treatments for tuberculosis.
Sizing Up Extinction
Being the “right-size” helps protect species from extinction.
Butterfly Wing Patterns
Butterfly wings help reveal the genetics underlying coloration patterns.
Environmental DNA Collection
Conducting a census of species using environmental DNA.
Whale Diet & Genetics
A genetic difference between the two types of whales that could partially explain why some became so gigantic.
Mosquito-Killing Fungi
Scorpion and spider genes boost a fungi’s mosquito-killing ability.
Egg Shape
An exhaustive analysis of birds and their eggs may explain why eggs vary in shape.
Flightless Genes
Researchers identify genetic factors that grounded a species of birds whose relatives all can fly.
Giant Whale Evolution
A changing climate three million years ago drove whales to evolve to the giant size they are today.
Albatross Satellites
High-resolution space satellites monitor threatened albatross populations in remote areas of the world.
The Amino Acids of Life
How did the proteins forming life on earth come to be formed from just twenty of the the many possible amino acids available?
Dinosaur Proteins
Ancient dinosaur proteins could reveal how the Mesozoic creatures dealt with high carbon dioxide levels.
Star-Nosed Moles
What star-nosed moles reveal about the specialized mammalian brain.