News

  1. Microbes

    Magnets diagnose malaria in minutes

    A small magnet-based device provides faster, more-sensitive malaria diagnosis in mice.

    By Nsikan Akpan
  2. Oceans

    Plastic may take unexpected routes to marine garbage patches

    By redefining ocean boundaries, researchers offer new insight to how litter moves through the oceans and who’s to blame for the floating clumps of trash.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Animals

    Archerfish mouth is the secret of precision spit

    Trained fish shoot down two hypotheses for their fine spit control but reveal fancy mouth work.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Animals

    A fish reared out of water walks better

    The normally aquatic fish Senegal bichir raised on land suggests how ancient species might have transitioned into terrestrial ones.