Animals
The Best Fun Science Stories of 2021: Rhythmic Lemurs, a Marscopter and Sex-Obsessed Insect Zombies
Check out the weird and wonderful stories that delighted us this year
Latest Biology Stories
Animals
Fish Do the Wave to Ward Off Predatory Birds
The synchronized dance of sulfur mollies is not only mesmerizing to watch but also confusing to predators
Animals
Newfound Millipede Breaks World Record for the Most Legs
It’s a millipede, literally
Evolution
New Clues about the Origins of Biological Intelligence
A common solution is emerging in two different fields: developmental biology and neuroscience
Public Health
COVID Variants Hint at How the Virus Will Evolve
The rapid spread of new variants such as Omicron offers clues to how SARS-CoV-2 is adapting and how the pandemic will play out over the next several months
Animals
To See Where a Whale Has Been, Look in Its Mouth
The baleen that hangs from the jaws of some whale species contains clues about their migrations and diets
Animals
The Ups and Downs of a Great Vertical Migration
Research is shedding light on why many water dwellers, from plankton to large fish, commute daily from the depths to the surface
Microbiology
Bacterial Builders Churn Out Lengthy Muscle Proteins
Such proteins can be woven into resilient fibers
Animals
Movie-Making Tech Reveals Elephant Trunk Motions
The pachyderms build simple actions into complex movements
Genetics
Secrets of Ultrarare Black Tigers Revealed
Scientists cracked the puzzle behind the mutant tigers’ markings and documented their spread
