MedicineAugust 1, 2019
Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use
Principles of evolution and natural selection drive a radical new approach to drugs and prevention strategies
Evolution
EvolutionJuly 31, 2019
Fossil Frog Had a Salamander Lunch
A fossil found in China reveals a Cretaceous amphibian’s last meal
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EvolutionJuly 24, 2019
Dinosaurs of a Feather Nested Together
A special site in the Gobi Desert preserves rare evidence of a dinosaur nesting ground
BiologyJuly 24, 2019
For Ants, the Sky’s the Compass
Computer modeling revealed that insects with a celestial compass can likely determine direction down to just a couple degrees of error. Christopher Intagliata reports.
EvolutionJuly 23, 2019
Fossils Show How Shovel-Beaked Dinosaurs Grew
A collection of tiny skull bones offers new insights to the early life of Edmontosaurus
EvolutionJuly 22, 2019
Bird Embryos Vibrate to Warn One Another of Danger before They Hatch
The egg-bound developing animals are more attuned to the outside world than previously thought
BiologyJuly 18, 2019
Investigating the Zombie Ant’s “Death Grip”
Researchers dissected the jaws of ants infected with the Ophiocordyceps fungus to determine how the fungus hijacks the ants' behavior. Christopher Intagliata reports.
EvolutionJuly 16, 2019
Ancient Mongolian Nests Show Dinosaurs Protected Their Eggs
The fossils provide the first clear example of group nesting activities in dinosaurs
EvolutionJuly 12, 2019
The Urgency of Agency
Our consciousness gets in the way of thinking about evolution
EvolutionJuly 9, 2019
Sloths Climb a New Evolutionary Tree
Analysis of ancient genes changes what researchers expected about giant sloth evolution
ChemistryJuly 2, 2019
Her Nobel Research Outshines Her Star Turn
EvolutionJune 27, 2019
A Strange Dinosaur’s Unusual Strut
A newly named dinosaur balanced on one toe of each foot