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Is This Metabolic Molecule from Pythons the Next Big Weight-Loss Drug?

Used in mice, it induces fasting, but by an unusual mechanism

March 19, 2026

The Science Is in: No One Likes Your Cockapoo

Why not get a cocker spaniel or poodle instead?

March 18, 2026

Platypus Anatomy Just Got Weirder

These egg-laying oddities are more birdlike than previously thought

March 18, 2026

Did Music Give Rise to Language?

An interview with a music cognition researcher about the evolutionary roots of music

March 18, 2026

Mathematics Suggest That Fashion Is on a 20-Year Cycle

There’s a new reason to avoid cleaning out your closet

March 17, 2026

The Secret of Fireflies’ Synchronous Flashing

How males adjust their behavior to keep the beat

March 17, 2026

Consider the Cockroach

And ode to one of nature’s most maligned creatures

March 17, 2026

Welcome to the Block Universe

Where time is an illusion, reality just is, and you can see yourself as eternal

March 17, 2026