New Research
Life-Giving Rain Also Spreads Deadly Plant Disease
High-speed cameras show how leaf flexibility influences raindrop dispersal into the air — along with pathogens picked up from infected plants
Creating Drought-Tolerant Plants By Hacking Their Natural Responses
Which new technique will help plants survive with less water?
North America’s Trees Create Some of the World's Hottest Forest Fires
What makes certain forest fires especially destructive?
A Green Sea Slug Steals Power From Algae
The discovery makes this a true plant-animal hybrid
Scientists Have Imaged the Base of a Tectonic Plate
The discovery of a slippery layer off the coast of New Zealand could help explain plate movement
1 in 3 Would Rather Die Early Than Take a Daily Pill
New research shows a third of people would trade years of their life to avoid taking daily meds
Cockroaches Have Personalities, Too
Feel guilty the next time you crush a cockroach
The Great Barrier Reef Is Doing So Badly, Scientist Are Testing Genetic Modification to Help It Survive
As the health of the Great Barrier Reef declines, scientists are hoping “assisted evolution” might keep its coral alive
Scientists Identify a “DNA Clock” That May Help Predict Mortality
New studies on changes to DNA that occur over a lifetime offer insight into an individual’s likelihood of early death
The Taj Mahal Gardens Have a Special Relationship to the Solstice
On the day the sun climbs the highest in the sky, careful alignments within the gardens and buildings of the beautiful mausoleum appear
These Birds Take Turns So No One Gets Too Tired Flying in Formation
“Reciprocal altruism” in a migrating flock of birds means that the more exhausting lead position is deliberately and equally shared
Scientists Discover “Reset” Button for Circadian Rhythm
Could a simple reboot turn exhaustion into a thing of the past?
Old Male Bustards Have Less Desirable Sperm
Male birds don’t just lose their female-wooing prowess as they age, but also their ability to sire healthy chicks
Two of the Vatican’s “Ancient” Egyptian Mummies Are 19th Century Fakes
Specimens once thought to be the remains of children or animals are likely a product of the 1800’s “mummy mania”
New Research May Solve a Mystery Behind Shakespeare’s Sonnets
The first printing of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets was dedicated to a “Mr. WH”—has a scholar finally identified him?
These Dolphins Mourn Their Dead
A new study looks into a sad ritual at sea
Why We Can Thank Bats for Bedbugs
Scientists have proven through genetics that bats were the first hosts to the pesky parasite before passing them on to ancient humans
How You Shop Can Reveal Your Identity to Thieves
Women are more easily identified from their shopping patterns than men
Meet the Friendly Virus That Might Actually Be Good For You
Many people carry it, but it doesn’t make you sick and could actually fight against viruses like HIV and Ebola
Scientists Finally Know How Baleen Whales Hear
A beached whale, a supercomputer, a scientific mystery solved
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