Stories by Rachel Nuwer

Self-correcting screens on smartphones and iPads tailor themselves to a viewer's vision—no glasses necessary

How a photographer’s curiosity led to new scientific insight into the fluid dynamics of binary liquids

And they could be released as that lce melts

Up to 200 times farther...

A juvenile tick trapped in a 15-million- to 20-million-year-old piece of amber contains a bacterium that could be the oldest documented ancestor of the microbe that causes Lyme disease

Updated optical tweezers can pluck objects as small as viruses

Simulating a single spiraling hair strand may prove a boon to computer animators

Researchers find potential cures on the backs of sloths

Once thought to be invasive, a bug reveals its American roots

Some fungi generate their own airflow to distribute spores

Even entomologists can't stomach some creepy-crawlies

Ultraviolet LEDs help sea turtles avoid deadly encounters with fishing nets

Even scientists who dedicate their careers to studying insects get spooked by spiders

Spineless wonders inhabiting a remote Arctic Ocean archipelago may have hitched a ride on the backs of birds

The MYO armband translates electrical activity produced by muscles into commands for gadgets

An olive oil compound that makes your throat itch may also help prevent Alzheimer's

Researchers believe canine compulsions may be similar to human ones

New research reveals female Komodo dragons live half as long as males, most likely due to their extreme maternal duties, such as fighting off cannibalistic males—a scenario that, when coupled with anthropogenic threats, has implications for the species's survival

Buddhists across Asia release wildlife as a show of compassion, but conservationists find that the practice tortures the animals and may impact threatened species

A Chagas disease epidemic is not likely in North America, but kissing bug bites do cause severe allergic reactions for some victims