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Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data

That doesn’t mean microplastics aren’t a problem, though

March 30, 2026

How Did Evolution Come Up With So Many Squids?

It was a slow burn followed by a big bang

March 30, 2026

Why You Should Root for the Apex Predator

They’re indispensable ecosystem engineers

March 30, 2026

These Seals Brave Polar Bear Country to Access an Ocean Buffet

Conservation plans for climate change must consider both fear and food

March 30, 2026

Now We Know What the Insects of the Jurassic Period Sounded Like

Thanks to crickets and relatives playing their “washboards”

March 30, 2026

The Giant Sloths and Armadillos of Prehistoric Texas 

Snorkeling scientists uncover a treasure trove of megafauna fossils in a flooded cave

March 30, 2026

New Ape Fossil Could Shift Our Evolutionary Origins Northward

Ancestor of humans and other great apes turns up in Egypt

March 27, 2026

The Science Behind Being One of a Kind

Nature and nurture colliding

March 27, 2026

When Fake Supplements Work

A new twist on the placebo effect

March 27, 2026

Rare Sperm Whale Birth Caught on Video

It’s very much a family affair

March 27, 2026

How Science Fiction Can Save Us

Three scientists share their bold vision for turning stories into testable experiments

A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World

Is it absurd to think that science can inform our values?

March 27, 2026