Advances

New fossil analysis offers the first physical evidence of this launch strategy

Piping in audio of snapping shrimp could help the oysters reestablish long-lost ecosystems

The chemical makes male mason bees lose their groove—and smell bad

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A new disposable battery is made of paper and other sustainable materials and is activated with a few drops of water

Astronomers and the public alike are delighting in the glittering depths of the universe revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

These avian tree drillers do tricks to protect their noggin. Meanwhile snapping shrimp avoid the problem with external eye goggles

A new cilia-covered chip could revolutionize portable medical diagnosis

A cone snail’s poison helps to form a fast-acting insulin

The LEGEND-200 detector could help explain why matter dominates the known universe

The marker material conserved samples for up to a week

The hyperspectral probe can pick out extreme detail of materials on Earth’s surface