Biology
Scientists Are Creating an Atlas of Human Cells
The Human Cell Atlas will boldly go where science, surprisingly, hasn’t gone before
Feeding Silkworms Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Makes Super-Tough Silk
A diet rich in graphene or carbon nanotubes causes the creatures to produce a fiber twice as strong as normal silk
Bumblebees Are Tiny Teachers
The fuzzy, buzzy creatures are capable of more than you might think
The Strange Reappearance of the Once-Vanished Green Sea Turtle
It's a conservation biology riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a hard shell
Japanese Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Discovering How Cells Cannibalize Worn Out Parts
Like stripping old engine parts away
The Animals That Venom Can’t Touch
Meet the creatures who look into the face of venomous death and say: Not today
This Music Was Composed by Climate Change
Dying forests make magnificently melancholy listening
Stalking Down Answers: Why Are Some Redwoods White?
The mysterious pale trees many not just be odd genetic mutations, a new study finds
In Defense of Studying City Rats
By placing a taboo on researching these “disease sponges,” we leave ourselves at their mercy
Breeding a Better Chicken in the Name of Art (and Science)
For 20 years, Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen has been selectively breeding chickens for his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project
What Does Science Say About the Five-Second Rule? It’s Complicated
The real world is a lot more nuanced than this simple rule reflects
There Are Four Giraffe Species—Not Just One
The downside to this revelation: several of the new species are critically endangered
Unnerving Find: Cells That Control Goosebumps and Nipple Erections
A new study documents eight new types of nerve cells, including ones that control sweating and blood flow
Rare Great White Shark Nursery Discovered Off the Coast of New York
Researchers find North Atlantic great whites spend their first 20 years in the waters off Montauk, Long Island
I Am Officially in Love With Cockroaches
And after you read this, you will be too
The Dog Aging Project Wants to Help Your Pet Live Longer
Biologists at the University of Washington are launching a long-term study that involves testing medications that could enhance dogs' life spans
Celebrating at Least 1,075 Years, This Pine Could Be Europe's Oldest Tree
The Bosnian pine stands in a forest of ancient trees in the Pindus Mountains
Soon Everyone Will Be Able to Read NASA-Funded Research
Get ready for a lot more space science
Scientists Know They Should Really Study Important Bugs but OMG a Baby Cheetah
In conservation science, the cutest animals still get all the attention
Ginormous Goldfish Are Invading Australian Rivers
Abandoned by their owners, the fish run rampant and impact the environment
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