Biology

An almost unkillable fungal strain isolated from NASA’s ultrasterile clean rooms hints at “critical gaps” in interplanetary quarantine

A look at what makes scorpions so deadly, why there’s hope for preeclampsia and how President Trump is gutting wind energy

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.

The migration of birds from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding grounds in the north is in full swing

“I fully believe our results, that urban birds react differently based on the sex of the person approaching them,” said a co-author of a study that made this finding, “but I can’t explain them right now”

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at a known Marburg-virus hotspot—and caught hundreds of humans visiting

Light pollution is dangerous for birds flying over towns and cities. Here’s how you can help

Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins

Even before water reaches them, the sound of droplets triggers germination in rice plants

Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed engaging in geophagy, the consumption of soil and clay, in an apparent attempt to quell their nausea from eating fatty and salty foods offered by tourists

Bruce the Kea parrot is missing the upper half of his beak, but he has turned this disability into a weapon to keep subordinates in line