March 14, 2013
First Birds Might Have Flown on 4 Wings
Two-winged flight followed the emergence of avian ancestors
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EvolutionMarch 12, 2013
Octopuses Get One Chance at Love [Video]
March 6, 2013
Salt Linked to Autoimmune Diseases
Nanowires used to disarm single genes in cells without harming or altering them were used to reveal that sodium chloride might cause harmful T cell growth
EvolutionFebruary 27, 2013
Rare Social Octopuses Break All the (Mating) Rules [Video]
The SciencesFebruary 21, 2013
3-D Printed Octopus Suckers Help Robots Stick
February 1, 2013
Real-Time Genetic Sequencing Could Stop Superbug Outbreaks in Hospitals
Real-time genetic sequencing could keep hospital outbreaks in check
February 1, 2013
Will Scientists Ever Be Able to Piece Together Humanity's Early Origins?
New fossil discoveries complicate the already devilish task of identifying our most ancient progenitors
HealthFebruary 1, 2013
Whipworm Eggs May Soothe the Stomach
Parasite eggs may soothe the stomach
February 1, 2013
Fossil Foot Shows Evolution of Upright Walking Took Many Different Steps [Video]
February 1, 2013
Wormholes in Woodblock Prints Can Solve Mysteries in Art and Science
Wormholes in art trace species through time
EvolutionJanuary 24, 2013
Dung Beetles Follow the Stars
The excrement-rolling bugs navigate by the light of the Milky Way
EvolutionJanuary 23, 2013
Research into Contagious Bird Flu Starts After Moratorium
EvolutionJanuary 17, 2013
Quails Demonstrate Mastery of Camouflage to Protect Their Colorful Eggs
HealthJanuary 16, 2013
Coughs Fool Patients into Unnecessary Requests for Antibiotics
HealthJanuary 15, 2013
Docs Frequently Fail to Sniff Out Boozers
HealthJanuary 11, 2013
Breath Test Could Sniff Out Infections in Minutes
EvolutionJanuary 9, 2013
Some Barefoot Runners Tip Orthodoxy Back on Heels
EvolutionJanuary 8, 2013
Common STD Grows Resistant to Treatment in North America
HealthJanuary 7, 2013
How to Revive the Promise of Better Health Care through IT
EnvironmentJanuary 4, 2013
Octopuses Feast On Florida's Stone Crab Straight from Traps
HealthJanuary 4, 2013
DUD: The Nightmarish Dangers of Drowsy Driving
EvolutionJanuary 3, 2013
Growth Factor: How Bacterial Infections Persist through Antibiotics
HealthJanuary 1, 2013
How Corn Syrup Might Be Making Us Hungry-and Fat
EvolutionDecember 31, 2012
Did Human Ancestors "Walk" Up Trees?
A new study suggests that we might be thinking about tree climbing in our recent ancestors all wrong