Kristen C. French

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

Increasingly scientists are testing chatbots rather than humans in experiments

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

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

The worst since the Dust Bowl in some places

Scientists in the 1960s thought the ecosystem was lifeless