Life
- Plants
Why a parasitic vine can’t take a bite out of tomatoes
Cultivated tomatoes fend off parasitic vines as they would microbes.
- Animals
How Houdini tadpoles escape certain death
High-speed video of red-eyed tree frog embryos reveals the secrets to their getaway plans.
- Life
Human eye spots single photons
Human eyes are sensitive enough to detect individual particles of light.
- Earth
Science finds many tricks for traveling to the past
Our editor in chief discusses what science can tell us about the past.
- Animals
Readers ponder animal flight
Readers respond to the June 11, 2016, issue of Science News with questions on cormorants, butterflies, virus-sensing genes and more.
- Life
Distinctions blur between wolf species
Red and eastern wolves might be gray wolf/coyote blends instead of distinct species
- Animals
Newly discovered big-headed ants use spines for support
Two newly discovered ant species provide new insights into spiny evolution.
- Life
The nose knows how to fight staph
A bacterium isolated from the nose produces a new antibiotic active against resistant pathogens.
- Animals
Neonicotinoids are partial contraceptives for male honeybees
Male honeybees produce less living sperm if raised on pollen tainted with neonicotinoids, tests show.
- Animals
Neonicotinoids are partial contraceptives for male honeybees
Male honeybees produce less living sperm if raised on pollen tainted with neonicotinoids, tests show.
- Oceans
Sea ice algae drive the Arctic food web
Even organisms that don’t depend on sea ice depend on sea ice algae, a new study finds. But Arctic sea ice is disappearing.
- Genetics
Dolly the Sheep’s cloned sisters aging gracefully
Cloning doesn’t cause premature aging in sheep.
