Biology

Sound recording could take a cue from arachnid acoustics

Eurasian Jays use something similar to humans’ episodic memory to remember where they stored their food

Human’s evolutionary remnants show us the kinds of animals we used to be

Orcas have once again attacked and sunk a boat near the Strait of Gibraltar, a behavior that has scientists stumped

Rather than relying on bacteria, whiteflies cut out the middleman and acquired their own genes to process nitrogen

Scientists are putting together a catalog of communications from belugas’ forehead “melon”

Moths and other insects aren’t drawn to nighttime illumination for the reasons we think they are

Scientists have recently discovered thousands of active RNA molecules that can control the human body

The eyebrows of the African wild dog have scientists wondering whether other canine species besides domestic dogs can make the irresistible “puppy-dog eyes” expression

You can thank yeast and bacteria cultivated over generations for the distinctive taste and smell of the oldest leavened bread in history

Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?

Here’s what a chef, a vet and two anthropologists have to say about eating periodical cicadas