Pachyderms get the Point
Elephants, unlike mammals much more similar to us, seem to instinctively understand pointing gestures.
Pluto’s Surfaces
New research reveals that frozen nitrogen flows across the surface of Pluto.
Fisheries Recovery
A new report finds that global fisheries could boost both sustainability and annual catch.
Clouds & Biodiversity
Scientists are tracking the range of species by analyzing satellite images of cloud cover.
Adolescent Anxiety
Variations in a fear-controlling brain circuit could be a factor in adolescent anxiety disorders.
Pluto’s Origins
A violent collision between two worlds may have given rise to Pluto and its satellites.
Bread Mold Battery
Could fungi be a key to safer and longer lasting lithium ion batteries?
Retrieving Lost Memories
In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.
Mouse Obesity Enzyme
While studying learning and memory in the brain, neuroscientists stumbled upon a surprising clue to obesity.
Cactus Water Filter
The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.
Pluto’s Big Discoveries
A trickle of data from the New Horizons spacecraft is building into a flood of new findings.
Critical Materials
A government laboratory works to maintain supplies of some little-known metals.
Storks & Junk Food
Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.
Fish Night Vision
A light-concentrating night vision technology inspired by an aquarium fish.
Simulated Octopus Skin
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.
Tomato Power
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.
Insect Wings & Vision
Futuristic eye implants could fight microbes with structures that mimic the bacteria busting wings of insects.
Disease Fighting Beer Hops
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.
Water Skiing Beetles
Specialized wings and claws propel a beetle across water at breakneck speeds.
Aggressive Mouse Brains
Researchers probe the neural roots of violence by studying the brains of belligerent mice.
World Champion Dragonflies
One species of dragonfly traverses vast oceans to breed.
Dark Mercury
How did Mercury get to be the darkest planet in the solar system?
Birds & Alligators
Though mortal enemies, alligators and water birds team up against raccoons in the Florida Everglades.