Night Shift Animals
Many mammals avoid humans by seeking the cover of night.
Science Update
Water from Power Plants
Engineers harvest freshwater from power plants.
Sleeping Fur Seals
How fur seals' unusual pattern of REM sleep helps sleep researchers.
Minority Opinion Persuasion
How many voices does it take to effect change?
Pollution, Fungi, and Trees
Pollution could be short-circuiting a mutualistic relationship between trees and fungi.
Bats & Pitcher Plants
The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.
Bombardier Beetle Engineering
The secret behind a beetle’s ability to shoot rapid pulses of high temperature toxins.
Bacteria-Busting Robot
Researchers design tiny robots to battle antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Low-Impact Eating
A new report details the impacts of foods and how they're produced.
Ingestible Medical Sensors
A capsule combines engineered bacteria and microchips to monitor the GI tract.
Crops and Climate Change
High levels of CO2 may reduce levels of crop nutrients.