Life
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Life
Why corals do calisthenics
Pulsating motion appears to flush water to improve photosynthetic efficiency in symbiotic algae.
By Susan Milius -
Paleontology
My Beloved Brontosaurus
On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs by Brian Switek.
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Animals
A Different Kind of Smart
Animals’ cognitive shortcomings are as revealing as their genius.
By Susan Milius -
Life
Bats are 3-D cartographers
Special cells in the mammal’s brain chart its path as it flies.
By Meghan Rosen -
Life
Infants, whether mice or human, love to be carried
Being toted around calms and quiets babies of both species.
By Meghan Rosen -
Microbes
Some like it acidic
In a higher-carbon world of altered oceans, a shelled plankton species may flourish.
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Life
Coelacanth is not closest fishy relative of terrestrial animals
Genes of “living fossil” do reveal changes needed to live on dry land.
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Life
New bird flu claims more victims
H7N9 influenza spreads to Beijing, may come from poultry and pigeons.
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Life
New technique gives see-through view into mouse brains
Replacing fatty molecules turns organs transparent, allowing study of structure and function at the same time.
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Life
Dinosaur embryos were restless, speedy growers
Hundreds of fossils found in China suggest some unhatched dinos kicked their legs.
By Erin Wayman -
Life
A giant tortoise by any other name
Long, heated battle ends with a moniker for the Indian Ocean reptile.
By Susan Milius