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Plants and Their Ants: When Flora and Fauna Team Up

Mutualistic partnerships between species abound across nature—but it’s a tricky dance to make sure both parties keep pulling their weight

July 22, 2026

Why Are We Using Machines to Study Our Inner Lives?

Increasingly scientists are testing chatbots rather than humans in experiments

Record of Human Migration Hiding in the DNA of a Musky Rodent

The Asian house shrew stowed away on routes of human commerce for millennia

July 21, 2026

Why the Cyclospora Outbreak Is Hard to Pin Down: An Intimate Encounter

The parasite has a long incubation period, which means affected people might not experience explosive diarrhea up to two weeks after exposure

July 21, 2026

It Was a Record-Breaking Year for Dust Storms

The worst since the Dust Bowl in some places

July 21, 2026

A “Dead” Coral Reef Found Thriving Off the Coast of Africa

Scientists in the 1960s thought the ecosystem was lifeless

July 21, 2026

The Bird-Singing Contests That Are Fueling a Conservation Crisis

Millions of Southeast Asian songbirds are trapped and trafficked every year

July 20, 2026

This Robot Can Flap Its Wings and Swim

Being able to both fly and swim isn’t easy—but the FAAV does it

July 20, 2026

Monkeys Interpret Shapes Similarly to Humans

The continuum of geometric intuition from people to other primates

July 20, 2026

What Satellite Photos of Penguin Poop Tell Us About Earth’s Health

Climate change is painting with an Adélie penguin palette on Antarctic ice floes

July 20, 2026

How Fruit Flies Tell What Time of Year It Is Without a Calendar

How do they know to take a break during the winter?

July 20, 2026