The king cobra occupies a singular position in the natural world-one defined not just by its biology but also by an unlikely ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

The most comprehensive dataset of termite genomes to date was created by an international team of scientists, led by ...

The time a spider plant mom remains tethered to her spiderette can be influenced by the daughter plant's environment.

Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in ...

Misinformation isn’t just human. A new study shows how false signals spread across biology, from bacteria to bird flocks.

New breakthroughs in microbial analysis could enhance disease prediction, environmental protection and our understanding of the planet’s smallest life forms.

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet still gives rise to a ...

China's deep space endeavors have advanced significantly in 2025. On May 29, the Tianwen 2 probe was launched successfully, embarking on the country's first asteroid exploration and sample-return ...

Step aside, Van Gogh. Some spiders are out here making self-portraits for survival. New research shows that several orb-weaving species construct giant web-mounted “doppelgängers” convincing enough to ...

At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

Repeated environmental changes can lead evolution in unexpected directions, and research from Vermont shows that studying a single population does not capture the full story of an entire species. All ...