Andrea Tamayo

All Stories by Andrea Tamayo

  1. Animals

    Analyze This: When do cats move like liquids?

    Cats flow through narrow openings but hesitate before short openings. That may help them avoid unseen danger in the wild.

  2. Brain

    Could the magic of memory manipulation ever become real?

    Someday, technology might be able to help people better hold onto memories or forget bad ones.

  3. Animals

    To keep their pools clean, some tadpoles don’t poop for weeks

    Eiffinger’s tree frog tadpoles store their solid waste in an intestinal pouch. This releases less toxic ammonia into their watery cribs.

  4. Chemistry

    Predicting and designing protein structures wins a 2024 Nobel Prize

    A biochemist and two computer scientists using AI shared the top award in chemistry.

  5. Animals

    Elusive worm-lizards sport weird, spooky skulls

    CT scans of these mysterious creatures turned up bizarre internal features. They could offer clues about amphisbaenians’ largely unknown behavior.

  6. Animals

    Swimming in schools lets fish save lots of energy

    Each tail flap uses less than half as much energy than swimming solo, making it easier for fish to catch their breath after an underwater sprint.

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