Stories by Erin Ross

Coral-Reef Fish Suck Up Meals with Slime-Covered Lips

Highly folded mouthparts help tubelip wrasses dodge venom and create a seal to feed

Cuts include 18 percent at the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent at the Environmental Protection Agency

Certain insects, and perhaps some vertebrates, lack permanent microbial residents in their intestines

Legislation urges educators to "teach the controversy" and allows citizens to challenge curricula

Congress gives National Institutes of Health a big boost and avoids cuts to research agencies sought by Trump

Genetic map showing how breeds are related provides a wealth of information about origins

A better understanding of this pedestrian problem could lead to improved surgeons’ knots and fibers

The parasitic fish could be the first case of growth-dependent sex determination

“Leaky pipeline” stands the test of time, with overall progress for women in research continuing at a crawl

People living in the area thousands of years ago may have changed the forest around them in ways that are still visible today

Stimulating certain areas of the animals’ brains can trigger predatory behaviors including biting and grabbing

Revised scientific-integrity policy gives researchers more leeway to speak to the press and publish their findings