Stories by Rohini Subrahmanyam

Scientists thought glassy substances had to be either moldable or impact-resistant—but compleximers are both

Molecular patterns and machine learning can pin down crime scene maggots

These birds’ drilling approach is more like extreme tennis playing than weight lifting

When more humans are added to a team, each member accomplishes less work—but teams of weaver ants do better and better as more join

New research is revealing how disease-smelling dogs can excel

Baby warty birch caterpillars vibrate when threatened—before swinging away like Spider-Man

Most corals can’t relocate, but they’re finding ways to beat the heat

Tiny frogs seem to skim the water’s surface, but high-speed video reveals their secret

Gutless, solar-powered worms genetically control their resident algae

Rather than relying on bacteria, whiteflies cut out the middleman and acquired their own genes to process nitrogen