GeneticsSeptember 1, 2022
Strange Tree Fern Has a Surprisingly Enormous Genome
A new study explores how the flying spider-monkey tree fern might hoard chromosomes
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NeuroscienceSeptember 1, 2022
Spiky ‘Sleep Spindles’ Linked to Acts of Learning
A study shows how bursts of brain activity during sleep could boost memory
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GeologySeptember 1, 2022
Ice-Covered Volcanoes Offer Secret Eruption Warning
Ice sheets amplify clues from Iceland’s hidden volcanoes
GeologySeptember 1, 2022
New Classification Reveals Just How Many Ways Minerals Form
A huge number of minerals’ origins are tied to life on Earth
AnimalsSeptember 1, 2022
How Sea Creatures Pack a Tiny Propulsive Sting
New work explains “one of nature’s most exquisite biological micro-machines”
GeneticsSeptember 1, 2022
Quantum Tunneling Makes DNA More Unstable
The freaky physics phenomenon of quantum tunneling may mutate genes
Natural DisastersAugust 24, 2022
See Iceland Aglow in Volcanic Eruptions
A vivid look at Iceland’s recent resurgence of volcanic eruptions—and why the country could be in for 300 years of renewed volcanic activity
OceansAugust 2, 2022
Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes Away
Particles of sea salt in the air could stop clouds from charging up for a lightning strike
PhysiologyAugust 1, 2022
Scientists Revive Human Retinas after Death
Restoring eye tissue postmortem could pave the way for reviving other types of brain tissue
PaleontologyAugust 1, 2022
Little Pterosaur Could Have ‘Pole-Vaulted’ into Flight from the Water
New fossil analysis offers the first physical evidence of this launch strategy
PolicyAugust 1, 2022
Restrictions on Psilocybin ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Are Easing as Research Ramps Up
Here’s how the psychedelic substance’s legal status has been shifting
OceansAugust 1, 2022
See Delicate Rib Vortices Encircle Breaking Ocean Waves
These little-studied mini twisters form beautiful loops under the water’s surface