Science

Dogs are great sniffers. A newfound nose-to-brain conne...

A new anatomical description of how smell works in a dog brain shows why they’re...

These huntsman spiders do something weird: live togethe...

Five unusual species of spider moms let youngsters live at home way past the cut...

The top side of an elephant’s trunk stretches more than...

New research on elephant trunks could inspire different artificial skins for sof...

Clouds in the Milky Way’s plasma bubbles came from the ...

Gas clouds in the Fermi bubbles have a wide range of chemical compositions, sugg...

Underground heat pollution could be tapped to mitigate ...

Data from thousands of groundwater well sites in Europe reveal that more than ha...

Here are experts’ answers to questions about COVID-19 v...

Pediatricians recommend that parents vaccinate their kids, toddlers and babies a...

A fast radio burst’s rapid, steady beat offers a clue t...

Amped-up neutron stars, pairs of magnetically entangled neutron stars or magneta...

Do gophers farm roots? It’s not as clear as viral artic...

Pocket gophers aerate and fertilize the soil in a practice that encourages rudim...

In the battle of human vs. water, ‘Water Always Wins’

In her new book, environmental journalist Erica Gies follows people who are look...

This octopus-inspired glove helps humans grip slippery ...

The human hand, for all its deftness, is not great at grasping slippery stuff. A...

The most distant rotating galaxy hails from 13.3 billio...

Astronomers have spotted a rotating galaxy whose light comes from just 500 milli...

Tardigrades could teach us how to handle the rigors of ...

Tardigrades can withstand X-rays, freezing and vacuum. Now researchers are learn...

Two pig hearts were successfully transplanted into brai...

The transplants kept the patients’ blood flowing for three days and are an early...

Here are the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning firs...

President Biden revealed the NASA telescope's image of ancient galaxies whose li...

Flower shape and size impact bees’ chances of catching ...

Bumblebees have higher chances of contracting a gut parasite from short, wide fl...

‘Virology’ ponders society’s relationship with viruses

In a collection of wide-ranging essays, microbiologist Joseph Osmundson reflects...

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