Topic
Life Science
Lauren Leffer • November 19, 2020
You’ve heard of the fly on the wall, but what about the crow in the city?
Niko McCarty • November 17, 2020
A new method to stitch together DNA can assemble a virus genome in one day
Jonathan Moens • August 5, 2020
Some philosophers argue that consciousness pervades the universe. But not everyone is convinced.
M.K. Manoylov • January 25, 2020
A new research method gives insight into the internal world of Australia’s most beloved marsupial
Leto Sapunar • December 21, 2019
The human microbiome is overflowing with more genetic information than we thought
M.K. Manoylov • November 25, 2019
With habitat loss already threatening koalas, the disease could increase death and infertility rates
Polina Porotsky • November 22, 2019
A museum illustrator creates art out of science.
Taylor White • November 12, 2019
Feline foamy virus is widespread in domestic cats, a new study finds, which could make them more susceptible to other viruses known to be deadly to domestic and wild cats
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