Why ocean researchers want to create a global library of undersea sounds By Charlotte Hu / Published March 19, 2022
Slap another cephalopod on the vampire squid’s family tree By Lauren J. Young / Published March 8, 2022
Jacques Cousteau’s grandson is building a network of ocean floor research stations By Charlotte Hu / Published March 4, 2022
A closer look at E.O. Wilson’s archives reveals support for racist research By Michael Schulson/Undark / Published February 21, 2022
A chemical tweak could help plants bounce back from damage faster By Nikita Amir / Published February 11, 2022
The secret to these bats’ hunting prowess is deep within their ears By Kate Baggaley / Published January 26, 2022
Eating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought By Philip Kiefer / Published January 24, 2022
Eastern Africa’s oldest human fossils are more ancient than we realized By Kate Baggaley / Published January 12, 2022
These sophisticated bacteria communities assemble in tie-dye formation By Maggie Galloway / Published January 10, 2022
This 120-million-year-old bird could stick out its tongue By Kate Baggaley / Published December 16, 2021
This pseudoscience movement wants to wipe germs from existence By Isobel Whitcomb / Published December 10, 2021
Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen By Charlotte Hu / Published December 9, 2021
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a ‘raft of life’ for animals in the open ocean By Kate Baggaley / Published December 3, 2021
The extreme consequences of stuffing yourselves during the holidays By Christina Agapakis / Published November 19, 2021
Animals have an internal ‘GPS’ that tells body parts where to grow By Ethan Bier/The Conversation / Published November 12, 2021
Inflatable tentacles and silk hats: See how caterpillars trick predators to survive By Erin Fennessy / Published October 29, 2021
Is it time to change the way we talk about human evolution? By Kate Baggaley / Published October 28, 2021
Scientists discovered an extremely rare tardigrade fossil trapped in Dominican amber By Hannah Seo / Published October 6, 2021
Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells By Rahul Rao / Published October 2, 2021
These female hummingbirds don flashy male feathers to avoid unwanted harassment By Grace Wade / Published August 26, 2021
Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly By Philip Kiefer / Published August 23, 2021
Scientists genetically engineered prehistoric proteins to detect diseases By Rahul Rao / Published August 16, 2021
An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future By Riley Black / Published August 16, 2021
These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous By PopSci Staff / Published August 13, 2021
What’s in a packrat’s petrified pee? Just a few thousand years of secrets. By Jason Bittel / Published August 12, 2021
The bizarre botany that makes corn a fruit, a grain, and also (kind of) a vegetable By Sara Chodosh / Published July 8, 2021
The debate over ‘Dragon Man’ shows that human origins are still kind of messy By Lauren Leffer / Published June 30, 2021
COVID drove more people to go fishing, but at what cost? By Christine Peterson/ Outdoor Life / Published June 23, 2021
Elephants can add a cuddly new cousin to their family tree By Lauren Leffer / Published June 17, 2021
These 142-year-old seeds sprouted after spending more than a century underground By Emily Cerf / Published June 13, 2021
Humans have become the biggest selection force in evolution By Lauren Leffer / Published June 11, 2021
Frozen Siberian microbes just woke up from a 24,000-year nap—and immediately got busy By Ellie Shechet / Published June 9, 2021
Even from inside their shells and wombs, embryos are listening By Lauren Leffer / Published May 26, 2021
These newly discovered sea sponges were hiding in plain sight in California’s kelp forests By Hannah Seo / Published May 19, 2021
Millennium- old poop reveals the surprising diversity of our ancestors’ microbiomes By Hannah Seo / Published May 13, 2021
Ask Us Anything: Why can’t we see more colors? By Claire Maldarelli and Jessica Boddy / Published May 6, 2021
Understanding plant biological clocks could boost future agriculture By Sara Kiley Watson / Published May 4, 2021
High temperatures can cause embryonic bearded dragons to change sex By Emily Cerf / Published April 16, 2021
In the battle for the crown, Indian jumping ants shrink and regrow their brains By Hannah Seo / Published April 14, 2021
Who has the scientific advantage in a Godzilla vs. Kong showdown? By Kiersten Formoso/The Conversation / Published March 31, 2021
Ask Us Anything: Why do humans stop growing? By Claire Maldarelli and Jessica Boddy / Published March 18, 2021
These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory By Philip Kiefer / Published March 11, 2021
Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears By Rahul Rao / Published March 8, 2021
Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life By Charlie Wood / Published March 8, 2021
Conservation and ecology research tackles global issues without global input By Ellie Shechet / Published March 3, 2021