Portland State University anthropologist Cameron Smith talks with Scientific American 's John Matson about how multigenerational space exploration missions and colonization might change the human genome and thus shape human evolution...
The crabs' arrival due to warming seas could deal a crushing blow to archaic species of starfish, sea spiders and ribbon worms at the Antarctic continental shelf
Great apes who display the sense of curiosity and playfulness generally associated with extroverts generally outlive their shyer counterparts
Parrots appear to purposely imitate the calls of other individual parrots from which they wish to get a response. Karen Hopkin reports
The bumps that cover the skin of crocodilians are full of nerve endings that are exquisitely sensitive to pressure and vibration. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
Why steaks could be in but hot dogs are still out
On the heels of a Russian drilling effort that reached Lake Vostok, British and American teams also aim to penetrate ancient subglacial lakes
New study hints at a biological cause for middle-age blues
In a noteworthy example of convergent evolution, Katydid ears have evolved components resembling those of humans, albeit on a much smaller scale
David Quammen talks about his latest book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic . From his Web site: "The next big and murderous human pandemic, the one that kills us in millions, will be caused by a new disease--new to humans, anyway...
Conservators, curators and taxidermists developed novel techniques to preserve the past with an eye to the future as they restored aging animal dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History...
Conservators, curators and taxidermists developed novel techniques to preserve the past with an eye to the future as they restored aging animal dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History...
Join us for a live online chat about the psychology behind sex drive and why so many people are willing to risk it all for a good time
Various genomic tricks help Bactrian camels to live in harsh conditions, and give them an ability to regulate insulin signalling pathways and withstand massive blood glucose and salt levels...
The risk of destroying a career is nothing compared with the evolutionary drive to reproduce
Social hierarchy in clown fish is signaled via different types of calls, which obviates the need for physical conflict. Sophie Bushwick reports
A specialized parasite fungus can control ants' behavior. But that fungus also faces its own deadly, specialized parasites
Parent wrens sing food passwords to unhatched chicks to avoid having to feed impostors
Single-celled amoebae can remember, make decisions and anticipate change, urging scientists to rethink intelligent behavior
Scientists hope to learn tuberculosis's genetic secrets by examining TB genes in old bones and comparing them with other strains from the past and present. Katherine Harmon reports
