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Bats are being subjected to a deadly plague that may be threatening their existence. However, a new bacterial spray may help fight the fungus responsible.
Long hidden under trees, it’s utterly massive.
While the blockbuster franchise might have given us a distorted view of science’s capabilities to address species extinction, new research might come close to “resurrecting” lost species’ DNA.
What can the beauty of autumn’s colors teach us about mortality?
As the world gets hotter, men may have fewer and fewer viable sperm
How psilocybin evolved has more to do with sending insects on terrifying trips than it does making Phish sound good.
White-nose syndrome is nearly as lethal to bats as the Black Plague was for humans.
The future of food sounds bleak, but it doesn’t need to be this way.
The history of life on Earth took many meandering turns before it gave rise to us. When Earth first formed, all the raw ingredients for life — atoms, molecules, a potentially habitable planet […]
Verily, a branch of Google’s parent company, recently finished its second study of a counterintuitive technique that kills mosquitoes without using traditional insect sprays.
Believe it or not, insects today are really tiny. How did pre-historic insects get so colossal, and why have they now shrunk in size?
Whether or not there are tropical islands in 50 years might depend on whether or not we can eat fewer hamburgers.
Can sensitive coral reefs survive another human generation?
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Philosopher Alan Watts thoughts on the the all-pervading presence of nature.
Microplastics are everywhere in the ocean food chain. A new study suggests they might have another route into terrestrial animals.
The American Museum of Natural History presents the new, more accurate T. rex.
A new review article makes the case that you can always use it.
The natural world evolved many pop culture frights long before storytellers used them to terrify us.
Humans blame cats for killing birds, but our buildings are far worse.
China’s Chang’e 4 biosphere experiment marks a first for humankind.
Transport yourself to other worlds and states of mind.
The psychological disconnect between humans and other animals puts all forms of life at risk.
MIT researchers have discovered how to turn wasp venom into an antibiotic.
Unfortunately, this means that drivers act more aggressively on the road when spotting cyclists.
How a cataclysm worse than what killed the dinosaurs destroyed 90 percent of all life on Earth.
Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?
Tracking project establishes northern Argentina is wintering ground of Swainson’s hawks