Life

  1. Animals

    Mammals feel the heat

    Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Computing

    DNA takes notes

    Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Animals

    Jelly babies

    Population of jellyfish-like creatures contains only young animals, no adults.

    By Roberta Kwok
  4. Brain

    Seeing swirling snakes

    Brain scientists watch the eyes of people watching an optical illusion.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Animals

    Caecilians: The other amphibian

    Legless creatures live secretive, strange existences underground and underwater.

    By Roberta Kwok
  6. Microbes

    Stony bacteria

    Lake-dwelling bacterium has hard lumps inside it.

    By Roberta Kwok
  7. Chemistry

    DNA, RNA…and XNA?

    Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve.

    By Roberta Kwok
  8. Animals

    Baboons detect bogus words

    Some monkeys know a real word when they see it.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Genetics

    Sniffing out truffle scent

    Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy.

    By Roberta Kwok
  10. Fossils

    Fluffysaurus

    Newfound fossils belong to giant feathered dinosaurs.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Animals

    Animal buddies

    Humans aren’t the only animals that benefit from friends.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Fossils

    Old relative steps down

    Ancient human ancestor climbed trees but also walked clumsily upright on the ground.

    By Stephen Ornes