Advances

A key player is revealed in the acne-causing immune battle

Broad-webbed feet help them glide through rain-forest canopies

New work maps a region’s nutrient landscape

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Here’s how they choose the right leaf for the job

Complex social information can be felt through a virtual touch

“Sexually transmitted” plant viruses may be on the rise because of agricultural activity

There’s a structural reason your sponge hosts so many microbes

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Lowered conscious reasoning can aid sound-pattern recognition

The birds can dramatically drop temperatures at night to save energy or linger in an intermediate state

The insects target red tones when they are exposed to carbon dioxide