Seafloor Biodiversity
Unexpected biodiversity on the seafloor may play a big role in marine food webs.
Plant Trickery
A flower exploits a fly’s penchant for stealing food from spiders in order to get pollinated.
Informal Health Care Training
Can a modest amount of training help improve health care delivery to the world’s poor?
Ape Theory of Mind
Chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans exhibit a very "human" trait: an awareness that others can act …
Marine Debris Tracker
A smartphone app allows citizen scientists to track litter that makes its way into our waterways.
Dolphin Name Game
Each bottlenose dolphin makes up its own signature whistle early in life which functions much like a …
Genetically Modified Odors
Scientists modify microbes to produce some unusual fragrances.
Raindrop Fossils
Raindrop impressions, preserved for 2.7 billion years, reveal clues about the early Earth's climate.
Emotional Music
Music and speech use the same tonal qualities to evoke happy and sad emotions.