Topic
Life Science
Jessica Romeo • June 21, 2019
An unconventional journey leads a scientist to a new conservation tool: environmental DNA
Nell Durfee • April 1, 2019
Smugglers are illegally harvesting rare species of cactus in order to meet market demands
Isobel Whitcomb • March 15, 2019
For members of the New York Mycological Society, all mushrooms are good — but some are better when left off your dinner plate
Polina Porotsky • February 28, 2019
The first gene-edited babies have stirred ethical debate — as well as biological concern
Jessica Romeo • February 13, 2019
Sex differences in male and female plants raise some big questions
Marion Renault • February 12, 2019
They look gross — especially up close — but the humble roach has a lot to offer researchers developing better antibiotics, robots and even sustainable foods
Dani Leviss • February 11, 2019
Saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, woolly rhinos and other ice age megafauna are all extinct now — but who or what is to blame remains a mystery
Polina Porotsky • February 4, 2019
They don’t have dating apps, so birds find another way to find a mate
Jessica Romeo and Dani Leviss • January 23, 2019
From anteaters to red pandas, there's a lot we don't know about large mammals. Undergrad researchers at a Connecticut zoo are working to change that
Isobel Whitcomb • January 9, 2019
Sea creatures flashed their lights even before any organisms had eyes to see them
Dana Najjar • November 29, 2018
Confirmation bias might even apply to decisions we think of as purely objective, like math problems
Jessica Romeo • November 20, 2018
Instead of trying to compete with Mother Nature, Tak-Sing Wong draws inspiration from her
Donavyn Coffey • October 24, 2018
A chef’s take on reducing farm-level food waste
Chloe Williams • August 20, 2018
Nike’s high-tech racing shoes offer athletes an advantage — but how good is too good?
Nell Durfee • June 22, 2018
The American Museum of Natural History’s preparators bring science to life