Predators & Plants
Eliminating bears, wolves, and other top predators has far-reaching consequences.
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Baboon Words
Baboons can learn to distinguish English words from nonsense letter sequences.
Matching the Drug to the Bug
A new technique can quickly identify a pathogen and size up its drug resistance, all with one test.
Penguins from Space
Researchers have estimated the total number of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica using satellite …
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.
Deep-Voiced Politicians
Politicians with deep voices may garner more respect – and votes.
Tumor-Shrinking Drug
Scientists are testing a drug that shrinks a wide variety of cancerous tumors.
Sugar-Free Carnivores
Each group of carnivores has a different set of genetic mutations that has knocked out its sweet …
Comet Harpoon
NASA scientists are testing a harpoon that could bring back samples from comets.
Monkey Miscarriages
Wild gelada monkeys spontaneously abort pregnancies when a new male takes over the group.