Biology
It’s a Bear-Eat-Bear World Out There, Literally
Hikers were startled when they came across a grizzly eating a black bear
These Patterns Move, But It’s All an Illusion
What happens when your eyes and brain don't agree?
Chemicals in the Blood Could Warn of Suicidal Thoughts
Preliminary work has found chemical signs, hidden in the blood, of peoples' internal struggles
Hide And Seek Might Be Good for Kids’ Brains
By switching perspectives from hider to seeker, kids get experience in putting themselves in someone else's shoes
How Typhoid Mary Stayed Healthy
Researchers think a potential therapy could be developed that blocks the bacteria's ability to divide and produce symptomatic typhoid
One Day We’ll Light Our Homes With Bacteria
Genetically engineered E. coli housed within a bulb-like casing can produce bioluminescence, the student think, creating the Biobulb
This Underwater Expedition Is the Only Live Stream You Need to Watch Today
Right now, the Okeanos Explorer has a rover in the water about 600 meters below the ocean. You can join it by watching this live stream
This Mako Shark Had a Sea Lion’s Head in Its Stomach
Take a trip inside the stomach of a 1,300 pound mako shark
The End of the Henrietta Lacks Saga?
The U.S. National Institutes of Health created an agreement with the Lacks family regarding access to the HeLa genome
Watch This Mosquito’s Mouth Wriggle Around in Search of Blood
It's easy to think of a mosquito's mouth as a needle, lancing your flesh to find a drink. But that's not the whole story
Climate Change Is Sending Marine Life to the Poles in Search of Colder Waters
As the world warms because of climate change, marine animals are moving for the colder waters near the poles
Why Are Norway’s Moose Balding?
Moose are some of the most majestic creatures around, and now they're going bald
The Brains of People With Walking Corpse Syndrome Might Actually Be Shutting Down
People with Walking Corps Syndrome, also called Cotard's syndrome, feel as though they are dead
Now We Know Just How Herpes Infects Human Cells
Figuring out a way to stop the viral explosion could take out not only herpes, but a whole host of other ailments
How Loudly Does a Snail Slither?
What if you could block all that sound out, and listen to the tiniest sounds?
Should Doctors Wait a Little Longer to Cut Umbilical Cords?
The cutting of the umbilical cord is the only surgery that every human alive has gone through. But when is the right time to cut that cord?
Climate Change Is Creating Cannibal Lobsters
Warming water means more lobsters--and lobster cannibalism
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Live in the Hudson River
A piece of news that might keep you out of the water: researchers recently found antibiotic resistant bacteria
In Bacon Therapy, the Meat Isn’t for You: It’s for the Bugs Eating Your Skin
Bacon therapy might sound like an awesome thing. It is not
Nobel Prize Winners Are Put to the Task of Drawing Their Discoveries
Volker Steger photographs Nobel laureates posing with sketches of their breakthrough findings
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