ConservationFebruary 1, 2022
Track New Zealand’s Bid to Take Back Nature
The country’s audacious predator-eradication drive gains ground
Advances
PlantsJanuary 31, 2022
Thousands of Tree Species Remain Unknown to Science
New research suggests there are 14 percent more tree species out there than previously believed
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EcologyJanuary 6, 2022
See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds
Only about a tenth of an inch tall, these protist growths take on truly strange forms
GeneticsJanuary 1, 2022
Gene Variant May Have Helped Ancient Humans Survive Starvation
When there’s no food, it pays to be small
AnimalsJanuary 1, 2022
New Bait Uses Mosquitoes’ Love of Malaria Parasite to Bite Them Back
Molecules produced by the parasite lure mosquitoes to a beet-based bait
Climate ChangeJanuary 1, 2022
Prehistoric Volcanoes Heated Earth in a Global Chain Reaction
New evidence suggests an origin to an exceptionally hot period in Earth’s history
PolicyJanuary 1, 2022
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Top news from around the world
Natural DisastersJanuary 1, 2022
Recycled Tennis Balls Could Protect Buildings from Earthquakes
A low-cost design helps shaking buildings roll to a stop
AnimalsJanuary 1, 2022
Potty Training Cows and Other Messy Stories from the Animal Kingdom
Wombats’ cubic poop, secret pee signals and pandas’ unusual strategy to stay warm
EngineeringJanuary 1, 2022
3-D-Printed Chicken Dinner Cooked by Lasers
A laser-focused chef prints and cooks complex designs
Public HealthJanuary 1, 2022
Hungry Hyenas Can Help Human Health
Hyenas scavenging near cities might lessen human and livestock diseases
GeologyJanuary 1, 2022
New Technology Monitors Collapsing Glaciers
Deep vibrations called infrasound can provide an early warning of ice avalanches’ speed and trajectory