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How Tunas Evolved to Become an Apex Predator of the Sea
Contrary to popular belief, it had little to do with the dinosaur-killing asteroid
The Avocados That May Save Us from a Guacamole Apocalypse
Tracing the roots of diversity in the coveted fruit in Central America
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
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
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
It Was a Record-Breaking Year for Dust Storms
The worst since the Dust Bowl in some places
A “Dead” Coral Reef Found Thriving Off the Coast of Africa
Scientists in the 1960s thought the ecosystem was lifeless
The Bird-Singing Contests That Are Fueling a Conservation Crisis
Millions of Southeast Asian songbirds are trapped and trafficked every year
This Robot Can Flap Its Wings and Swim
Being able to both fly and swim isn’t easy—but the FAAV does it
Monkeys Interpret Shapes Similarly to Humans
The continuum of geometric intuition from people to other primates
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
