Stories by Rachel Nuwer

Ditching the office at least part-time can boost profitability and personal happiness—provided it’s done right

Competitors at the most elite level require more than technical support

Some references to the phenomena date as early as the seventh century

The young of red-backed fairy wrens emerge from their eggs mimicking mom’s tune

Conservationists are looking to ecotourism to preserve Myanmar's wilderness, but challenges abound

As the country transitions to modernity, the fate of its stunning biodiversity hangs in the balance

Researchers solve a long-standing phylogenetic mystery

That ability could lead to more engaging coursework and machines that better understand human emotions

Each spring Michael Fagin’s weather predictions could mean the difference between life and death

Researchers show earwigs pass trauma to their offspring

A multipurpose mirror sucks up heat and beams it into outer space

An analysis of more than 10 million tweets shows that users unknowingly tip their socioeconomic status

A new method identifies every virus in a given sample with near-perfect accuracy

Software that translates eye movement into commands to control devices could be a boon for motion-impaired people

Children lack the hazard-perception skills of adults, but training could bolster their ability to stay safe on the street

Over the past 50 years vicuñas were brought back from the brink of extinction. Now they’ve attracted the attention of poachers and international wildlife traffickers eager to turn a profit from the llamalike animals’ highly prized wool

Two new compounds can reveal criminals’ fingerprints on animal tusks and teeth up to 28 days after handling

What research shows about police violence and how to prevent it

Some velvet spiders offer up their bodies to their children—and make it easier for the kiddos to dig in by regurgitating their own tissues

The standardized test undergoes its first redesign in more than a decade

The puffy morsels have “legs” that propel them off the pan

The household pests achieve night vision by pooling light signals over time

Eco-friendly polymers strong enough to use in cars and airplanes

An efficient way to beam electricity through the air