Stories by Jillian Kramer

Mice woken at odd hours may skew research results—and most studies don’t track the timing

Distinctive species get more attention than rare or endangered plants

A silk-based substance could lead to new wearables

A new analytical process shows how chemicals affect the nanostructures of an insect’s wings

They bear a greater proportion of childcare and household responsibilities, making it much harder for them to publish their work and get ahead

Objects’ hidden physical traits can help people locate them faster

A silk-based substance could lead to new wearables

A new model shows opioid deaths may be significantly underreported 

Some experts caution we should temper our expectations about the much-touted approach

Ants will not attack if they cannot smell enemies’ precise scents 

Dressing material uses carbon nanofibers to aid healing

The behavior of such machines influences how people treat one another

Understanding a surprising effect may eventually improve human hearing

Such children’s neural circuits do not transition properly from an active state to a resting one

The prawn population could eat snails without becoming invasive

Although alternatives such as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy exist, the space agency is legally required to launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft on the behind-schedule Space Launch System