As thousands fly from caves at dusk, the cacophony can briefly stymie echolocation A greater mouse-tailed bat flying alone can easily echolocate obstacles, but scientists studied how bats navigate in ...
In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges us to rethink the much-maligned serpent The new book Slither dives into the complex nature of rattlesnakes (one shown) and other serpents, as well as humans’ lov...
New findings in mice reveal that the newly rediscovered rete ovarii may communicate with the ovary The rete ovarii (in red) extends from the ovary, curving around the organ like a horseshoe. D. Anbarc...
Fossil footprints reveal both carnivores and herbivores strolled by an ancient lagoon A theropod dinosaur and a sauropod dinosaur strolling through soft sediments on what’s now the Isle of Skye in thi...
Their names are Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, and they’re the first dire wolves to walk the Earth in over 10,000 years — or so one biotech company and a flurry of recent headlines say. On April 7, Colo...
A fossil jaw originally netted by fishermen off the ocean floor near Taiwan’s west coast belonged to a member of a mysterious hominid population known as Denisovans, scientists report in the April 11 ...
The KATRIN experiment nearly halved the maximum possible mass for the subatomic particles The KATRIN experiment (pictured) measures the energies of electrons produced in radioactive decays of tritium ...
In late 2022, pharmacist Joseph Lambson got an unusual call from a poison control specialist. He said, “Hey Joe, I’m getting these weird calls about semaglutide.” According to the specialist’s calcula...
Scientists are experimenting with strengthening or weakening memories Altering people’s memory could become possible and even be therapeutic. But is it ethical? Tim McDonagh In the world of Harry Pott...
Long-gone grasslands may have provided migration routes at times over the past 8 million years The Arabian Desert is today a vast and barren landscapes. But humid periods over the last 8 million years...
It’s a bright day for computing — literally. Two tech companies have unveiled computer components that use laser light to process information. These futuristic processors could soon solve specific rea...
Prehistoric hunter-gatherers were likely skilled seafarers who could make long and challenging journeys. Stone tools, animal bones and other artifacts unearthed in Malta indicate that humans first inh...
