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Dominant wild silverbacks wax musical with their mouths full.
Considering the U.S.’s history of biological warfare, maybe this theory isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
Having lots of kids is great for the success of the species. But there’s a hitch.
New research on ankle exoskeletons show promising results.
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They’re hiding in your house, carrying germs, and now there’s virtually no way to kill them.
A scientist in Sweden makes a controversial presentation at a future of food conference.
A biologist-reporter investigates his fungal namesake.
Why do so many people report encounters with seemingly similar entities after taking DMT?
The 385-million-year-old fossils show that trees evolved modern features millions of years earlier than previously estimated.
The animal we fear most? Spiders.
Are we witnessing evolution in real time?
The loss of elephants accelerates climate change.
Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.
The Megachile pluto is about four times the size of a honeybee.
Synthetic biology is changing the way the planet works.
Is capitalism naturally unempathetic?
Experts say two emerging meat alternatives will challenge the conventional meat industry.
Nematodes demonstrate that neurons can influence offspring’s genetics.
Despite the moniker, bedbugs evolved long before mattresses and even survived the K-T extinction.
Contrary to popular belief, the Amazon rainforest does not produce 20% of our planet’s oxygen.
The blood of horseshoe crabs is harvested on a massive scale in order to retrieve a cell critical to medical research. However, recent innovations might make this practice obsolete.
With the ivory trade on the decline, poachers have been capitalizing on a new, disturbing trend.
One of the world’s deadliest diseases, malaria takes the life of a child every two minutes.
Meet Deinococcus radioduranst, the world’s toughest bacteria.