Animals
No One Knows How the Biggest Animals on Earth—Baleen Whales—Find Their Food
How do giant filter-feeding whales find their tiny prey? The answer could be key to saving endangered species
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Microbiology
This Microbe Withstands an Incredible Range of Pressures
A microbial discovery could help guide the search for life beyond Earth
Microbiology
Scientists Create the Smallest-Ever Moving Cell
Just two genes get tiny synthetic cells moving, offering clues to life’s evolution
Plants
Stressed Plants ‘Cry’—and Some Animals Can Probably Hear Them
Microphones capture ultrasonic crackles from plants that are water-deprived or injured
Microbiology
Mysterious Microbes in Earth's Crust Might Help With the Climate Crisis
Wherever we dig and however deep we dig we find microscopic living organisms. Could they eat the carbon we're pumping into the air?
Health Care
Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health Problems
Unlike other senses, smell is not something doctors routinely test for—but some scientists think that should change
Animals
Why Primates (Including Humans) Love to Spin Ourselves around until We All Fall Down
The menagerie that twirls and twirls includes gorillas, bonobos and, yes, us humans
Pharmaceuticals
Eye Drops Recalled after Deaths and Blindness—Here’s What to Know
Here’s how to tell whether your eye drops are safe to use and how to recognize a potential infection
Vaccines
RSV Vaccines Are Nearly Here after Decades of False Starts
Decades of failed attempts have given way to several successful vaccines and treatments for the respiratory disease RSV
Epidemiology
New Evidence Supports Animal Origin of COVID Virus through Raccoon Dogs
Genetic sequences show evidence of raccoon dogs and other animals at the Wuhan market sites where SARS-CoV-2 was found in early 2020, adding to evidence of a natural spillover event
