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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.
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