Plant Trickery
A flower exploits a fly’s penchant for stealing food from spiders in order to get pollinated.
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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 …
Black Pig Preferences
Across the globe, humans have selected pigs with genetic mutations for black coats.
Hunting Bats
Noise caused by humans is invading natural ecosystems, but some animals have multiple sensory …
Giraffe Genetics
A DNA analysis reveals that giraffes make up four different species instead of just one.
Zika Vaccines
Candidate vaccines for Zika virus are nearing the human clinical trial phase.
Caffeine Genetics
A gene variant makes some people feel a buzz from very little caffeine.
Gambling Wolves & Dogs
Does their divergent evolution affect risk-taking behavior in dogs and wolves?