Science
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What Can You Do With an Einstein?
It’s been a year of endless einsteins. In March, a troupe of mathematical tilers announced that they had discovered an…
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A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync
One hundred light years away, a handful of planets are circling a star in the same configuration as when they…
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Could a Drug Give Your Pet More Dog Years?
The life of a pet dog follows a predictable trajectory. Over time, the floppy-eared puppy that keeps falling asleep in…
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Mars Needs Insects
At first it was just one flower, but Emmanuel Mendoza, an undergraduate student at Texas A&M University, had worked hard…
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A Fish That Fishes for Other Fish Lives Its Life Upside Down
Deep-sea videos from around the world show how the whipnose anglerfish prefers to swim belly up.
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but These Termites Did for Science
This study has everything: jumping spiders; insects donning striped and solid patterns; and evolutionary lessons about predators and prey.
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Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining
Shipboard experiments suggested that sediment from the exploitation of metals in the ocean could be harmful to marine life.
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Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods
In the unequal distribution of birds and other species, ecologists are tracing the impact of bigoted urban policies adopted decades…
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You Know About the Birds and the Bees, but Guess What These Bats Do
Bats have long been known for unusual forms of sexual reproduction, and a new study adds another surprise to the…
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Freakishly Smart Falcons Run These Islands
The success of wild striated caracaras in a test suggests that the intellects of more bird species may be underestimated.