Topic
Life Science
Tatum McConnell • August 15, 2022
Evon Hekkala has changed our understanding of African crocodiles, thanks to the emergence of ancient DNA research
Allison Parshall • June 17, 2022
Cultured meat promises to be better for animals, public health and the planet. Will we eat it?
Delaney Dryfoos • March 23, 2022
Baleen whales have a unique, previously unknown organ for swallowing massive amounts of prey-filled water
Delaney Dryfoos • February 8, 2022
Poop preserved in ancient salt mines show evidence of surprising dietary habits and the shift to the modern gut microbiome
Daniel Leonard • February 2, 2022
Researchers already know how to clone human embryos. Bringing those embryos to term is another problem entirely
Deborah Balthazar • December 24, 2021
DNA barcoding could eventually help improve dangerous conditions for cocoa growers
Hannah Loss • December 3, 2021
Chloroplast-stealing sea slugs straddle the line between plant and animal, holding promise for green energy sources.
Allison Parshall • November 19, 2021
Scientists are recruiting phages, bacteria’s natural predators, as the antibiotic resistance crisis worsens.
Delger Erdenesanaa • August 18, 2021
Under pandemic lockdown, those lucky enough to stay home got a taste of pets’ confinement
Niko McCarty • April 12, 2021
Researchers made a CRISPR gene editor that can be controlled with blue light
M.K. Manoylov • January 22, 2021
Backpack-wearing locusts may one day be bomb-sniffing heroes
Lauren Leffer • December 18, 2020
The discovery of organisms that are new to science has historically required years of field work, but species could become something we create instead of find
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.