Advances

A key genetic mutation—harmful in humans—may have opened the sky to bats

Scientists are now growing mycelium, the fungal root network, into fire-retardant sheets to provide a safer, nontoxic way to protect buildings

Mammals munching on dinosaurs in China, Greenland’s melted past, coral catastrophe in Florida, and much more in this month’s Quick Hits

Researchers have created the first nerve-controlled prosthetic hand that can be used in daily life

A battery-free GPS may change the game for tracking elusive animals

Male hellbender salamanders normally tend their young, but lately they’ve been devouring them instead

Scientists accidentally discover metals that mend themselves without human intervention

An age-old remedy that was prescribed by Hippocrates may be a cheap alternative to antibiotics for those with chronic wounds

Nanoparticles can allow long-term freezing of transplant organs

A striking purple species is one piece of the fungal kingdom’s uncharted diversity

Here’s how newfound “spicy” birds resist their potent neurotoxin

Do try this at home