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<p>It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age</p>
The Mind

It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age

By Tim Vernimmen

In patterns that may sound familiar, long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep and macaques are up to in their twilight years

<p>Animals use physics? Let us count the ways</p>
Physical World

Animals use physics? Let us count the ways

By Tom Siegfried

Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws. Scientists are figuring out how.

<p>To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve</p>
Society

To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve

By Natasha Gilbert

The technologies are a useful tool to reduce CO2 levels but have yet to move us away from fossil fuels

<p>The greening of planes, trains and automobiles</p>
Technology

The greening of planes, trains and automobiles

By Nicola Jones

We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up.

<p>One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish ...</p>
Living World

One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish ...

By Curtis Abraham

Groups of cichlid fishes in East Africa radiated into thousands of species within dazzlingly short periods of time. How did they do it?

Food & Environment

Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife

Scientists on both sides of the border are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity. Meanwhile, communities try to save animals left without access to water.

By Iván Carrillo
Living World

The most common wombat is also the least understood

Australia’s iconic marsupial has been viewed as a food source, pest, mascot and, now, a conservation concern. Scientists are breaking down myths — using genetics, robots and citizen science — and finding new ways to protect the animals.

By Amber Dance
<p>Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision</p>
Health & Disease

Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision

By Elie Dolgin

The tumor-seeking radiopharmaceuticals are charting a new course in oncology, with promise for targeted treatments with fewer side effects

<p>A scientific mission to save the sharks</p>
Food & Environment

A scientific mission to save the sharks

By Angela Posada-Swafford

Despite increasing protection measures, these fish are among the world’s most endangered animals. New tests to detect species being traded, as well as population studies, aim to help save them.

<p>Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming</p>
Food & Environment

Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming

By Bob Holmes

New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way

<p>Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds</p>
Living World

Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds

By Betsy Mason

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world

<p>A lifetime of love for the charismatic narwhal</p>
Living World

A lifetime of love for the charismatic narwhal

By Nicola Jones

An independent scientist working with the Inuit has unraveled many mysteries of the one-tusked ‘unicorn of the sea’

Multimedia

<p>Invasive species are transforming the Everglades</p>
Food & Environment

Invasive species are transforming the Everglades

By Katarina Zimmer

From Burmese pythons and Asian swamp eels to Old World climbing ferns, South Florida hosts hordes of non-native animals and plants. What can be done about the ecological havoc they are wreaking?

<p>To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder — and the brain</p>
Health & Disease

To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder — and the brain

By Emily Underwood

How do we sense the need to urinate? The basic urge is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age.

<p>Spots, stripes and more: Working out the logic of animal patterns</p>
Living World

Spots, stripes and more: Working out the logic of animal patterns

By Amber Dance

More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how patterns could emerge from bland uniformity. Scientists are still using his model — and adding new twists — to gain a deeper understanding of animal markings.

<p>The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US</p>
Food & Environment

The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US

By Hannah Hoag

An invasive yellow-legged wasp has been decimating beehives in Europe — and bedeviling Georgia since last summer. Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.

<p>Time for half-year resolutions?</p>
The Mind

Time for half-year resolutions?

By Tim Vernimmen

If your good intentions from a few months ago haven’t led to much, take note. A psychologist tells us what we can learn from studies on willpower.

Health & Disease

Fit for a dog? The latest science on CBD for pets

Though studies are still mixed, and products often inconsistent, many scientists have hope that cannabidiol can help canines and other furry patients suffering from arthritis, allergies and anxiety

By Ula Chrobak
Food & Environment

In defense of wild meat’s place at the table

Sustainable and safe consumption of wildlife is possible, and important for those who depend on it, says a conservation researcher

By Tim Vernimmen
<p>The wasps that tamed viruses</p>
Living World

The wasps that tamed viruses

By Nala Rogers

To protect and rear their young, some insects have transformed wild viruses into tiny biological weapons

<p>From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar</p>
Food & Environment

From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar

By Rachel Ehrenberg

Today the koji mold is a master fermenter, but it has a checkered past

<p>The tender art of tadpole parenting</p>
Living World

The tender art of tadpole parenting

By Tim Vernimmen

From poison frogs to worm-like caecilians, some amphibians are hardworking and surprisingly creative caregivers

<p>When are parents responsible for their kids’ behavior?</p>
Society

When are parents responsible for their kids’ behavior?

By Elise Hansen

A researcher weighs in on who’s accountable, when and why, in the eyes of the law — and whether the measures work as intended

<p>They swim and they spin: Meet the aquatic spiders</p>
Living World

They swim and they spin: Meet the aquatic spiders

By Amber Dance

Some make nests inside seashells, others tote bubbles of air on their backs. The spiders that went back to water evolved lots of slick survival strategies.

Technology

How next-gen data analytics is changing American football

At the NFL’s Big Data Bowl, scientists compete to develop new stats that better capture player performance

By Dana Mackenzie
Health & Disease

Should you take vitamin D? Here’s the science

Some people take too much, and too many get too little. Experts explain who needs D supplements, and why.

By Katarina Zimmer

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