
Coral-Reef Fish Suck Up Meals with Slime-Covered Lips
Highly folded mouthparts help tubelip wrasses dodge venom and create a seal to feed
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Coral-Reef Fish Suck Up Meals with Slime-Covered Lips
Highly folded mouthparts help tubelip wrasses dodge venom and create a seal to feed

Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells to Launch in China
Studies to treat vision loss and Parkinson's disease are the first to proceed under new regulations

Drop in Cases of Zika Threatens Large-Scale Trials
Dwindling infection rate makes reliable data hard to gather

Iron-Dumping Ocean Experiment Sparks Controversy
Canadian foundation says its field research could boost fisheries in Chile, but researchers doubt its motives

The Curious Case of the Caterpillar’s Missing Microbes
Certain insects, and perhaps some vertebrates, lack permanent microbial residents in their intestines

Fixing the Tomato: CRISPR Edits Correct Plant-Breeding Snafu
Geneticists harness two mutations to improve on 10,000 years of tomato domestication

Mysterious Flashes on Satellite Images of Earth Explained
Bright spots of light over land could help in the search for Earth-like exoplanets

Lab-Grown Blood Stem Cells Produced at Last
Two research teams cook up recipe to make long-sought cells in mice and people

How Trump's Science Cuts Could Hurt States That Voted for Him
Research to aid new jobs in struggling industries is at risk

Bronze-Age “Beaker Culture” Invaded Britain, Ancient-Genome Study Finds
Famous bell-shaped pots are associated with a group of immigrants who may have displaced Neolithic farmers

Autism May Be Linked to Cells That Prune Brain Connections
A difference in these trimming cells between the sexes might render males most vulnerable to the disorder

Century-Old Tumors Offer Rare Cancer Clues
DNA sequences from 100-year-old tumor samples could bolster childhood cancer research

Satellite Images Reveal Gaps in Global Population Data
Algorithms help to produce precise maps of where people in developing countries live and work

Human Noise in U.S. Parks Threatens Wildlife
Sounds of traffic and industry invade over half of protected areas

Science Wins Reprieve in U.S. Budget Deal
Congress gives National Institutes of Health a big boost and avoids cuts to research agencies sought by Trump

Psychedelic Compound in Ecstasy Moves Closer to Approval to Treat PTSD
A promising treatment that uses MDMA could help people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder

Major Report Prompts Warnings That the Arctic Is Unraveling
The polar region is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet

Dog Family Tree Reveals Hidden History of Canine Diversity
Genetic map showing how breeds are related provides a wealth of information about origins

Ripple Effects of New Zealand Earthquake Continue to This Day
November tremor sparked slow, deep movements in Earth’s crust that increase the chances of a similar severe quake within a year

Drivers Gear Up for World's First Nanocar Race
Chemists will navigate molecular wagons along a tiny golden track

U.S. Regulators Test Organs-on-Chips for Food-Safety Monitoring
The goal is to compare these engineered livers with animal models, with an eye toward replacing animal testing

How Lizards Get Their Spots
Each scale on an ocellated lizard coordinates its color with its neighbors

Antarctica’s Sleeping Ice Giant Could Wake Soon
The massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet looks stable from above—but it’s a dangerously different story below

Unraveling Why Shoelace Knots Fail
A better understanding of this pedestrian problem could lead to improved surgeons’ knots and fibers