Biology
Fossil Friday: oldest-known scorpion was a pioneer of life on dry land
A set of fossils collected 35 years ago belonged to the oldest-known scorpion species to date, a new study reports. The fossil (left), its respiratory and circulatory organs (center) and...
Naked mole-rats: the creatures that defy biology
Don't let their comical appearance fool you. These are one of the most capable and resilient creatures in the world.
Internal cell structures revealed by powerful 3D microscopy technique
The level of detail is really astonishing.
Bacteria-laden materials point the way to living, growing, healing buildings
It's not ready yet, but it is promising.
Not even the ‘indestructible’ tardigrades will be spared by climate change
The almost indestructibles organisms would struggle to adapt to a warmer world
Newly-discovered parasitoid wasps in South America can mind-control their victims
Straight-up nightmare fuel.
Our long shadow: humanity places ‘intense’ pressure on 17,500 species of land vertebrates
With great impact comes great responsibility.
New shape-shifting metal particles shred drug-resistant bacteria to bits
You can't adapt to gettin' stabbed.
The world’s first ‘living machines’ can move, carry loads, and repair themselves
They can move, carry loads, and repair themselves.
New tweets: ten species of bustling songbirds discovered on Indonesian islands
Some of these new species are already at risk of extinction.
Scientists strap 3D glasses on cuttlefish — and what they found was amazing
Like humans, cuttlefish can see in stereo... and likely enjoy a night out at the movies.
Scientists increase worm’s lifespan by 500%
It's equivalent to extending human lifespan to 500 years.
Predators can change their prey’s brains
Somewhere in Trinidad, killifish are growing more brain cells to avoid predators.
Birds and bats have very weird gut bacteria, and it’s likely linked to flying
If you wanna fly, sacrifices must be made; mostly in the gut.
We’re one step closer to printing functional human ovaries
That's not something you hear every day.
The Indian cobra genome was just decoded — and this could save many lives
This is not a story about snakes -- this is about saving lives.
Puffins are now using tools — and it’s making them feel much better
A small tool for a puffin, a large tool for puffinkind.
Tomorrow’s fossils will be human skeletons “lined up in rows,” domestic animals, and not much else
"The future mammal record will be mostly cows, pigs, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, etc., and people themselves," the authors note.
