Biology

Wild chimps ingest the equivalent of multiple alcoholic beverages a day

A newly discovered dinosaur species has been identified from a fossil unearthed in Mongolia that represents the most complete pachycephalosaur specimen yet found

Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed

A new study suggests that permanent standard time may reduce obesity and stroke

Octopuses’ response to a human illusion suggests a sense of body ownership

A study in mice and on human blood uses a new protein to snag carbon monoxide before it latches onto blood cells

A new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral population

Ant queens of one species are sexual parasites that clone ants of another species to create hybrid workers that do their bidding

Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in the mouths of ancient mammoths

About 150 million years ago storm winds snapped bones in the wings of baby pterosaurs, sending them tumbling to their deaths in a muddy lagoon in what is now Germany

Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating

A type of bacteria found in clean rooms has an unexpected method of survival, with implications for planetary protection