By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 7/11/2024 11:00 AM

A new technique for probing the 3-D structure of ancient DNA may help scientists learn how extinct animals functioned, not just what they looked like. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Skyler Ware | 7/9/2024 11:00 AM

Balmy shelters could bolster resistance to the deadly fungus in amphibian populations, but experts caution they won’t work for all susceptible species. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 7/8/2024 1:43 PM

H5N1 turning up in cow milk was a big hint. The virus circulating in U.S. cows can infect the mammary glands of mice and ferrets, too. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Claire Yuan | 6/27/2024 11:00 AM

The last population of woolly mammoths did not go extinct 4,000 years ago from inbreeding, a new analysis shows. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Darren Incorvaia | 6/21/2024 2:00 PM

Three species of marine worms living in Antarctic waters have beneficial relationships with bacteria that produce antifreeze proteins. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Susan Milius | 6/20/2024 10:00 AM

For some, it’s the stuff of nightmares. But a grad student’s serendipitous cell phone video might resolve a long-running debate over leech acrobatics. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Aaron Tremper | 6/11/2024 9:00 AM

In his new book, ecologist Hugh Warwick seeks middle ground in the waging battle that is wildlife management. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Bruce Bower | 6/7/2024 2:00 PM

A kneecap and two teeth belonged to the smallest known great ape, a study contends. If so, it’s the first to coexist with another great ape in Europe. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 6/6/2024 12:32 PM

Genetic evidence suggests that the ancestors of domestic horses were bred for mobility about 4,200 years ago. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 5/31/2024 1:00 PM

Pet owners can take precautions to avoid H5N1, such as keeping cats indoors and making sure they don’t eat raw meat or milk. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Natalie van Hoose | 5/30/2024 9:00 AM

What’s to prevent pups, with a snout that resembles a hedge trimmer, from slicing and dicing each other in mom’s uterus? Scientists have the answer. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 5/21/2024 2:00 PM

Rats and fleas previously got all the blame, but humans’ own parasites could be involved. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Elizabeth Anne Brown | 5/17/2024 9:30 AM

By 6 months old, young orangutans are experimenting with construction materials, and by 6 years old, they are building platforms 20 meters in the air. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 5/16/2024 11:00 AM

The H5N1 outbreak in cattle is giving flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. But this time is different. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Saugat Bolakhe | 5/15/2024 11:15 AM

A worm preserved in 99-million-year-old amber resembles modern flatworms in shark intestines. The rare finding has scientists stumped. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 5/14/2024 7:01 PM

In response to recordings of echolocating bats, tiger beetles emit noises that mimic toxic moths that bats avoid. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 5/14/2024 9:15 AM

Both kinds of influenza viruses may break into cattle cells using receptors similar to those in people, wild birds and poultry. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Darren Incorvaia | 5/9/2024 9:00 AM

The new low-tech transportation method could help scientists in Africa assess if malaria-carrying mosquitoes are resistant to a common insecticide. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Richard Kemeny | 5/7/2024 7:01 PM

When dice snakes fake their death to avoid predators, those that use a combination of blood, poop and musk spend less time pretending to be dead. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Claudia López Lloreda | 5/7/2024 10:30 AM

The discovery of sympathetic nervous system cells in lampreys draws a closer tie between the animal and complex vertebrates — such as humans. ... Read full Story