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Why Primatologists Love Collecting Poop
There’s intel inside monkey feces — in the form of DNA
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How NASA Dealt With Images of an Alien Planet in the 1960s
The alien planet was Mars and the process was just a bit simpler than it is today
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Why the International Olympic Committee is Worried About Water Quality in Rio
Viruses and bacteria may threaten swimmers in the 2016 summer games
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The Science Behind Dogs’ Goofy Greetings
Why do dogs go nuts when their owners get home? The answers lie in their DNA and brains
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Kids With Autism Can Read Emotions Through Body Language
A new study challenges the misconception that kids with the disorder lack empathy
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Australian Cities Pass Cat Curfews
Fluffy little murderbeasts may soon be kept under lock and key
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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Gives 100 Percent Protection in Trial
An unusual trial design helped prove the vaccine safe and effective in less than a year
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These Super-Dense Galaxies Are Bursting With Stars
Life in these systems would have trouble starting, but the night skies would be spectacular to behold
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Philae Proves There’s More to Comets Than Dust and Ice
The lander found organic compounds on comet 67P
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The Mystery of Minnesota’s Disappearing River
Half a river is missing in the Judge C.R. Magney State Park
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Only Four Northern White Rhinos Are Left on Earth
One of the species’ last females died this week
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Bully or Bystander? It Could Be in the Genes
New study says bullying may be nature, not nurture
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Queen Guitarist Brian May is Now a New Horizons Science Collaborator
As new images were transmitted from Pluto, the rock-star-turned-astrophysicist rubbed shoulders with his heroes
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This Plant Murders Bugs and Decorates Itself With Their Dead Bodies
Talk about a roundabout defense strategy
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Mystery Solved: Why Puddles Don’t Go On Forever
The picture of proper puddle behavior had a few missing pieces
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This Huge, Gooey Blob Could Be a Clutch of Squid Eggs
The blob was the size of a car…and completely baffling to a group of divers
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