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What if Every Roadkill Had a Memorial?

Road ecology, the scientific study of how road networks impact ecosystems, presents a perfect opportunity for community science projects.

This Bear Lived Two Years With a Barrel Lid Stuck on Its Neck Before Finally Being Freed

A Michigan bear wore a plastic ring for two years. Somehow, it’s doing just fine.

These Squirrels Are Hunting and Eating Meat and Scientists Only Just Noticed

California ground squirrels surprise scientists with their newly discovered taste for mammalian flesh.

Octopuses use microbes to "taste" their surroundings with their arms

As if octopuses weren't stunning enough.

A Massive Study Just Proved Plastic Bag Bans Actually Work

Reductions in shoreline litter offer rare good news.

Wasp Mums Keep Remarkable Mental To-Do List For Multiple Nests Despite Tiny Brain

The childcare schedule of female digger wasps is impressive to say the least.

Why Bats Don’t Get Cancer—And What That Could Mean for Us

Bats can live up to 40 years without developing cancer. Scientists now know why.

These Moths in Australia Use the Milky Way as a GPS to Fly 1,000 Kilometers

A threatened Australian insect joins the exclusive club of celestial navigators.

Climate Change Unleashed a Hidden Wave That Triggered a Planetary Tremor

The Earth was trembling every 90 seconds. Now, we know why.

The World’s Largest Sand Battery Just Went Online in Finland. It could change renewable energy

This sand battery system can store 1,000 megawatt-hours of heat for weeks at a time.

Ancient Dung Reveals the Oldest Butterfly Fossils Ever Found

Microscopic wing scales bridge a 40-million-year gap in the fossil record

Why Do Some Birds Sing More at Dawn? It's More About Social Behavior Than The Environment

Study suggests birdsong patterns are driven more by social needs than acoustics.

Nonproducing Oil Wells May Be Emitting 7 Times More Methane Than We Thought

A study measured methane flow from more than 450 nonproducing wells across Canada, but thousands more remain unevaluated.

This Plastic Dissolves in Seawater and Leaves Behind Zero Microplastics

Japanese scientists unveil a material that dissolves in hours in contact with salt, leaving no trace behind.

Scientists Turn Timber Into SuperWood: 50% Stronger Than Steel and 90% More Environmentally Friendly

This isn’t your average timber.

This Self-Assembling Living Worm Tower Might Be the Most Bizarre Escape Machine

The worm tower behaves like a superorganism.

Dehorning Rhinos Looks Brutal But It’s Slashing Poaching Rates by 78 Percent

Removing rhino horns drastically cuts poaching, new study reveals.

Fish Feel Intense Pain For 20 Minutes After Catch — So Why Are We Letting Them Suffocate?

Brutal and mostly invisible, the way we kill fish involves prolonged suffering.

The oceans are so acidic they're dissolving the shells of marine creatures

We've ignored ocean acidification for far too long.

Scientists stunned to observe that humpback whales might be trying to talk to us

These whales used bubble rings to seemingly send messages to humans.

This Wildcat Helped Create the House Cat and Is Now at Risk Because of It

The house cat's ancestor is in trouble.

A Unique Light-Sensitive Resin Could Make 3D Printing Faster and Cleaner

Smart resin forms tough parts with UV light and dissolvable supports with visible light. This dual nature can make 3D printing waste-free.

Your Cat Can Smell the Difference Between You and a Stranger and They Prefer the Stranger

Cats know who you are and they're probably judging you.

Thousands of Centuries-Old Trees, Some Extinct in the Wild, Are Preserved by Ancient Temples in China

Religious temples across China shelter thousands of ancient trees, including species extinct in the wild.

These Bacteria Exhale Electricity and Could Help Fight Climate Change

Some E. coli can survive by pushing out electrons instead of using oxygen

Frog Saunas Offer a Steamy Lifeline Against a Deadly Amphibian Pandemic

For some frog species, sitting in a hot brick could mean the difference between life and death.

Sinking Giant Concrete Orbs to the Bottom of the Ocean Could Store Massive Amounts of Renewable Energy

These underwater batteries could potentially store hundreds of thousands of gigawatt-hours.

People want climate labels on products, especially meat, cars, and flights

Citizens suggest carbon labels on advertised products could help consumers make better decisions.

Shy albatrosses are more likely to get divorced

Climate change also has a part to play.

Scientists Tracked a Mysterious 200-Year-Old Global Cooling Event to a Chain of Four Volcanoes

A newly identified eruption rewrites the volcanic history of the 19th century.

Scientists Built a Cockroach Cyborg Guided by Light

A gentle light guides these insect cyborgs—no wires, no surgery, no shocks.

Scientists Invented a Way to Store Data in Plastic Molecules and It Could Someday Replace Hard Drives

What if your next hard drive wasn’t a box, but a string of molecules? Synthetic polymers promises to revolutionize data storage.

A Treatment That Helped Dogs Survive Cancer Is Now Being Used on Children

Canine cancer trials could help transform the fight against a deadly childhood cancer

Ice Age Hunters Made Tools from Beached Whale Bones 20,000 Years Ago

Long before whale hunting, humans were already crafting tools from whale bones.

Climate Change Is Rewriting America’s Gardening Map and Some Plants Can’t Keep Up

Warmer winter temperatures have altered frost patterns and growing seasons across the United States.

Sea Turtle Too Big for Scanner Gets Life-Saving Scan at Horse Hospital

Pregnant, injured, and too big for the regular vets.

Queen bees can hibernate underwater for several days without drowning

This could be a very useful skill in light of current climate events.

On a Remote Island, Capuchins Are Abducting Baby Monkeys From Another Species. Scientists Are Stunned

A puzzling trend among capuchins ends in death for their abducted howler monkey infants.

Bird Flu Is Killing Cats and Is on a Dangerous Path Toward Humans

An under-monitored feline epidemic could be the spark for the next human pandemic.

Pungent Penguin Poop Produces Polar Cloud Particles

The discovery highlights how penguins and other polar seabirds help shape their environments, even as they are under threat from climate change.

Hidden Communication Devices Found in Chinese-Made Inverters Could Put U.S. Electrical Grid at Risk

U.S. experts uncover rogue communication devices inside solar inverters and batteries

This Assassin Bug Uses Chemical Trick as Fake Emergency Call to Lure Bees to Their Death

A clever invertebrate uses chemical cues to lure its prey straight into its grasp

Wild Chimpanzees Are Combining Calls in Ways That Mirror Human Speech, Hint At Origins of Language

Chimp vocal combinations hint at roots of human language.

New Global River Map Is the First to Include River Bifurcations and Canals

GRIT provides a much more detailed look at how rivers merge and split, which could enhance hydrological modeling, flood forecasting, and water management efforts.

Flamingos Create Underwater Tornadoes to Suck Up Their Prey

Pink birds spin water tornados to trap prey like underwater spiderwebs

Scientists Create “Bait” to Lure Baby Corals Back to Dying Reefs

A new bioengineered ink dramatically boosts coral larvae settlement.

Wild Chimpanzees Use Medicine To Treat Each Other’s Wounds

Chimpanzees don’t just treat their own injuries, but care for others, too.

Scorpion Stings Are Surging in Brazil with Sting Rates Rising 155%

Climate change and urban sprawl are fueling a surge in venomous stings.

How the US can mine its own critical minerals − all without digging new holes

Rare earth elements are tiny yet essential parts of many of the technologies you use every day. New techniques are making their recovery from US sources increasingly viable.

A pet dog was found alive and kicking 529 days after going missing on a deadly island full of snakes

Meet Valerie, a superdog that survived the Kangaroo island and its deadly snakes. It even gained weight in the wild.

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