Category: Science
This Plant Summons Parasitic Wasps to Kill Its Enemies
New research shows how some plants recruit wasps and soil bacteria to keep their leaves safe from harm.
Bigfoot-Like Ancient Apes Might Have Been Closer to Humans Than We Realize
A new study has broken down all the ways that the old distinctions between the “Homo” in “Homo...
These Transistors Engineered With Bacteria Are Literally Alive, if a Little Slow
Life imitates tech, kind of.
Dolphins Use Seashells to Scoop Up Fish and Eat Them in Rare Hunting Behavior
The sea mammals may be passing on this technique to their young calves.
This Orca Hunt Left Behind a Brutal Scene—and the Photo Just Won an Award
The 2026 Ocean Photographer of the Year highlight the hidden lives of sea creatures navigating a rapidly changing...
Crocodiles Evolved Backwards From Warm-Blooded Species to Cold-Blooded Killers
A new analysis of fossilized bones from crocodiles’ archosaur ancestors suggest they reverted back to cold-blood to become...
California’s Beaches Are Swarming With Stingrays This Summer, and Thousands of People Are Getting Stung
Tropical stingray attacks have doubled at some beaches along California coasts, with lifeguards reporting thousands of new cases.
Scientists Identify Mushroom That Makes You Hallucinate ‘Tiny People’
Mycologists have identified a species of mushroom that induces hallucinations of dozens and sometimes hundreds of tiny people....
Scientists Don’t Actually Know How Long Fungi Can Live. The Reasons Are Kind of Weird
Fungi are really important to science, but aging them correctly is much more difficult than you'd think.
This 236-Million-Year-Old Fossil Just Rewrote the Story of Live Birth
Scientists have long thought cynodonts, the ancestors of all modern mammals, laid eggs. For the first time, researchers...
