Right-Handed Fossil
Analysis of a nearly two million-year-old jaw fossil from east Africa reveals clues to the evolution …
Dolphin Stranding
Rescue volunteers respond to a stranded dolphin on Cape Cod.
Goats Learn from People
Domestic goats learn to do a challenging task by watching humans do it first.
Sickle Cell Gene Editing
Scientists use a powerful new gene editing tool to treat sickle cell disease.
Feather Mystery Solved
The berries of invasive honeysuckle plants are causing birds in eastern North America to change …
Jumping Spider Hearing
Scientists discover that a spider renowned for its sharp vision can also hear with its hair.
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 …