Animals

Female Birds Sing, Too

Science is better when it is inclusive

Lauryn Benedict and Matt Wilkins

Genetics

Dogs’ Personalities Aren’t Determined by Their Breed

A new genetic study shows generalizing breeds as affectionate or aggressive doesn’t hold up

Jack Tamisiea

Animals

These Spiders Spring Off Their Mates to Avoid Sexual Cannibalism

Energy stored in the front legs of gangly orb-weaving spiders helps them live to mate another day

Jack Tamisiea

Paleontology

Pterosaurs May Have Had Brightly Colored Feathers, Exquisite Fossil Reveals

An amazingly well-preserved fossil suggests the common ancestor of dinosaurs and pterosaurs also had some type of feather or feather precursor

Riley Black

Animals

AIs Spot Drones with Help from a Fly Eye

A new bio-inspired algorithm picks out the signal from the noise

Monique Brouillette