News

  1. Animals

    Naked mole-rat queens rule their colonies with a potent odor

    A compound made only by breeding queens keeps naked mole-rat colonies infertile and free of conflict.

    By Libby Riddle
  2. Animals

    ‘Cheating’ birds change their tune

    Female pied flycatchers can tell whether a male is paired or not based on song differences. Mated males sing shorter songs and repeat syllables less.

    By Clarissa Brincat
  3. Health & Medicine

    To detect CTE while alive, a test for another brain disease may help

    A protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease may also ID a brain condition associated with head trauma in contact sports, early findings suggest.

    By RJ Mackenzie
  4. Environment

    A fire’s rumble reveals where it’s burning

    Researchers tracked a prescribed grassland fire using infrasound, sound waves pitched too low for people to hear.