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Bees are crucial but don't forget about moths: the unsung heroes of urban pollination

New research suggests that protecting moths is just as vital as safeguarding bees.

This $1 smartphone clip promises to be a super-reliable blood pressure monitor 

A tiny 3D-printed smartphone attachment has the potential to make blood pressure checkups affordable and accessible to all.

These ancient, jelly-like creatures may have evolved a different type of nervous system

Neurons shouldn't fuse together -- or so we thought.

Scientists use "genetic scissors" to find the first cure for the most common type of mushroom poisoning

The death cap mushroom has finally met its match: a dye used in medical imaging.

This funky spider mimics ants to stay safe from predators

These spiders have learned to walk like ants and look like flowers, but can these tricks help them escape their predators?

A deer tooth pendant carries the DNA of a woman from Eurasia

How did human DNA end up in a deer tooth pendant?

This graphene tattoo shows promise as a treatment for cardiac arrhythmia

If your heart beats irregularly, here is a graphene tattoo that can keep your heartbeat in check, even better than a pacemaker.

Blinking fish sheds light on how first animals evolved to live on land

The transition of ocean creatures to landlubbers was one of the most epic journeys in evolutionary history.

Intensive agriculture typically hurts pollinators. But this one bee is loving it

This doesn't make intensive agriculture good, but it can help us understand the pollinator-plants interactions.

Could these old mummies in Mexico be spreading fungal infection due to an old tax rule?

There's not much evidence and speculation is running wild.

A bacterial probiotic can save Florida's dying coral reef

A probiotic cocktail promises to save the only US coral reef barrier. But we need to act fast, if we are really serious about it.

How this amazing desert bird may inspire no-sloshing water bottles

The sandgrouse can carry water in its belly feathers from miles away. Now, scientists finally learned how the birds pull it off.

This catalyst can upcycle plastic waste in ways that almost seem too good

A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.

Scientists genetically modify bacteria that is immune to ALL viruses

Virus-resistant bacteria could drastically improve drug manufacturing in bio-factories.

Stressed plants are very noisy, but you never listen

Plants also talk, and they talk a lot under stress, but we are not sure who listens to the different sounds they emit.

Stress-eating lizards? Noise pollution drives Colorado checkered whiptail to munchy habits

Lizards at a Colorado Army post exhibit stress response to extreme noise.

The worst frog disease in recorded history risks wiping them from the face of the Earth

A killer fungus has devastated frog populations across the world, but Africa was spared. Not anymore.

School kids show NASA how life-saving EpiPens become poison guns in space

NASA didn't know a space secret that these kids recently discovered during their experiment involving EpiPen.

This is probably the best way to spot bacteria in a fluid

AI-assisted Raman spectroscopy is great at identifying bacteria and it's way better than just regular Raman spectroscopy.

Can we reverse hearing loss? Yes we can, here is how it works

We are closer than ever to reversing hearing loss in humans, here is all the proof you need.

Researchers make human neurons grow inside living rat brains

The human neurons may be altering the rats' behavior.

Giant Jurassic-era insect rediscovered in Arkansas after half a century

Entomologists are now excited they might find entire populations tucked away in remote parts of the Ozark mountains.

Ancient manuscripts recorded extraordinary whale trap feeding strategy hundreds of years ago

Trap feeding in whales was only recently first observed more than a decade ago. But astute medieval observers were much more aware than we give them credit for.

Why zebras have stripes: it's not the lions, it's the insects

Zebras went to great lengths to get rid of parasites.

The science of the cute nose: hot and cold

These infrared pictures show that some mammals keep their nose warm, while some keep them cold. Can you guess which of the noses below belongs to each animal? Oh, and more importantly, can you guess why their noses are hot or cold? You’ll find the answers at the bottom of this post. Many mammals, including […]

Three eyed fish found near nuclear plant in Argentina

If you’re a Simpsons fan, then you probably know about Blinky, the three-eyed fish found near the nuclear plant where Homer Simpson was working. As it turns out, the Simpsons were right yet again, as fishermen in Córdoba, Argentina caught a three-eyed wolf fish in a reservoir fed by a local nuclear power plant. As, […]

This Chornobyl fungus thrives in radioactivity and eats radiation

Researchers suspect this fungus could help us with space exploration.

3D-printed Jell-O-like structure using peptide inks could be gamechanger for regenerative medicine

Bioprinting has come a long way, but there's still much ground to cover.

Killer whale mothers don't stop feeding their full-grown adult sons -- and this is costing them dearly

Even in the wild, sons tend to leech off their mothers.

This AI could save your life by detecting lung cancer early

AI increases the chance of detecting lung nodules, which also sometimes hint at lung cancer.

This hempcrete won’t get you high but it can make your dream green home affordable

Concrete made of hemp could replace traditional bricks, blocks, and other building materials.

Wolves and Hyenas are hunting together in the Middle East. No one is certain why

A pack of wolves has been spotted hunting with a hyena, something that has never been reported before.

The cute and bizarre echidnas blow snot bubbles to beat the heat waves

The cold beaks of echidnas cool down their hot blood.

This slime mold smartwatch is a living gadget -- and it serves an important purpose

This watch is incredible, alive, and can make you emotional because it is powered by a pet-like slime mold.

A woman receives the first-ever successful transplant of a living, 3D-printed ear

Replacement body parts may be much closer to reality than we dare believe.

What are peptides: the building blocks of life

Peptides are the building blocks of proteins and play a crucial role in various biological processes such as cell signaling, metabolism, and immune response.

Insects may feel pain after all, and may be more sentient than we thought

We do a lot of bad things to insects, and we shrug it off by thinking insects don't feel any pain. But that may not be true.

Eco-friendly antifouling silicone paint can save marine life from metal poisoning

Time to use environment friendly coatings on vessels instead of toxic copper paints.

For the first time, scientists zoom in on one of the earliest phases of the human embryo

Gastrulation used to be a black box. Now we know what exactly happens during this critical phase of embryonic development.

Batteries running on bacteria juice can power medical devices inside your body

This ingestible battery will supply power to drug delivery robots inside your body in the future.

Meet the largest spider in the world: a tarantula the size of a puppy

It doesn't cast a web, but the goliath frogeater has plenty of tricks up its eight sleeves.

Bees can count, and they do so left to right -- just like most of us

These crafty little fellows are not bad at math.

This AI can tell if you'll have a heart attack in the next 10 years

All it needs is one chest X-ray -- and a lot of training.

Crabs have evolved five separate times – here's why this is no accident of nature

In different parts of the world evolution often comes up with the same or similar solutions to life’s problems.

Children born during the Great Depression aged faster

Your biological and chronological age are not the same -- and exposure to stress while still in the womb may make some people age faster as adults.

This 525-million-year-old fossil is challenging what we know about how the brain evolved

The world's oldest fossilized brain reveals a turning point in the evolution of the nervous system.

Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

The son of a formerly enslaved mother, Charles Henry Turner was the first to discover that bees and other insects have the ability to modify their behavior based on experience.

How bacteria travel thousands of kilometers piggybacking on airborne dust

As winds pick up dirt and sand, they also pick up any microbes adhering to those particles, potentially introducing them to new locations.

Want to make your pet more sustainable? Try dry food

A dry diet can turn your pet into an energetic and environment friendly companion.

'Sea nomads' evolved abnormally large spleens to dive to unheard-of depths

Natives of Indonesia can dive up to 70 meters thanks to a genetic adaptation.

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