
Plants Call in Hornets to Rescue Their Seeds
These trees trick hornets with the promise of a scrumptious caterpillar buffet

Plants Call in Hornets to Rescue Their Seeds
These trees trick hornets with the promise of a scrumptious caterpillar buffet

‘Devilfish’ Could Help Treat Wastewater from Ceramics
Invasive suckermouths can be transformed into an industrial water cleaner


Mistletoe’s Ridiculously Clingy Seeds Could Make a Biological Glue
The festive parasite mistletoe’s sticky prowess explained

See Which Countries Have the Most Interconnected Wildlife Preserves
Reducing human threats could unlock important connections between protected animal habitats

Moth Wings Are Beautiful in Infrared Light
Drab brown moths’ infrared glittering could be key to tracking different species through the night

News Briefs from around the World: October 2022
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Rare Red Sea Brine Pool Holds Secrets of Past Natural Disasters
An ultradense pool of salty water at the bottom of the ocean holds a pristine record of hundreds of years of tsunamis, earthquakes and floods

Ice-Covered Volcanoes Offer Secret Eruption Warning
Ice sheets amplify clues from Iceland’s hidden volcanoes

Parasites Are Choosy about Where They Live
Intestinal parasites infect herbivores with similar digestive systems

New Classification Reveals Just How Many Ways Minerals Form
A huge number of minerals’ origins are tied to life on Earth

How Sea Creatures Pack a Tiny Propulsive Sting
New work explains “one of nature’s most exquisite biological micro-machines”

Quantum Tunneling Makes DNA More Unstable
The freaky physics phenomenon of quantum tunneling may mutate genes