Advances

The Tsimane’ language divides the rainbow into blackish, reddish and whitish. But bilingual Spanish and Tsimane’ speakers are changing that

A missing mammal rediscovered in Indonesia, a speedy new species of dinosaur in Brazil, Ivory Coast chimpanzees that snoop on their neighbors, and much more in this month’s Quick Hits

Bacteria choose to swarm based on what happened to their great-grandparents

Tardigrades are microscopic animals that can survive a host of conditions that are too extreme to ever occur on Earth—and scientists want to learn their secrets

There are 856 mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile species currently missing—but researchers continue to search

A 3D-printed tube stymies microbes with a tiny obstacle course to combat rampant infections in hospitals

In the digital age, some scientists argue the emojisphere should better represent Earth’s biosphere—tardigrades, flatworms and all

Cloud-diving expeditions reveal the hidden physics of brewing snowstorms

An ancient frog, bird and dinosaur wore elusive yellow and orange shades, a new lab technique reveals

As climate change makes the planet hotter, some animals might become more active at night to escape the midday heat

Scientists discover why fathers usually don’t pass on their mitochondria’s genome

Researchers go to great lengths to prove a tiny bias in coin flipping