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This Simulated Rat Brain Is Amazing, But Won’t Solve Brain’s Mysteries

This Simulated Rat Brain Is Amazing, But Won’t Solve Brain’s Mysteries

By Claire Maldarelli

Researchers Make Artificial Cells That Can Replicate Themselves

Researchers Make Artificial Cells That Can Replicate Themselves

By Alexandra Ossola

Are viruses alive? New evidence says yes

Are viruses alive? New evidence says yes

By Grennan Milliken

Brilliant 10: Jonathan Pruitt Studies How (Spider) Societies Function

Brilliant 10: Jonathan Pruitt Studies How (Spider) Societies Function

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

New Species On Human Family Tree Discovered In Ancient Mass Grave

New Species On Human Family Tree Discovered In Ancient Mass Grave

By Claire Maldarelli

First Octopus Genome Sequence Reveals Clues About Camouflage And Big Brains

First Octopus Genome Sequence Reveals Clues About Camouflage And Big Brains

By Claire Maldarelli

Do You Have Horizontally Slit Pupils? You Might Be A Prey Animal

Do You Have Horizontally Slit Pupils? You Might Be A Prey Animal

By Claire Maldarelli

Frozen Fruit Fly Sex Is As Freaky As It Looks

Frozen Fruit Fly Sex Is As Freaky As It Looks

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?

Brew Tang Clan: Can Rap Music Really Brew Better Beer?

By G. Clay Whittaker

How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars

How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars

By Andrew Zaleski

Do Fish Get Out Of Breath?

Do Fish Get Out Of Breath?

By Daniel Engber

recombinant DNA extraction in a kitchen at South by Southwest

SXSW 2015: I Reprogrammed A Lifeform In Someone’s Kitchen While Drinking A Beer

Meet The Woman Who Wants To Grow Clothing In A Lab

Meet The Woman Who Wants To Grow Clothing In A Lab

By Daniel Grushkin

Long Tails May Save Luna Moths From Hungry Bats [Video]

Long Tails May Save Luna Moths From Hungry Bats [Video]

Biology Ideas That Billionaire Peter Thiel Thinks Are Worth Funding

Biology Ideas That Billionaire Peter Thiel Thinks Are Worth Funding

By Francie Diep

New Fungal Species Found In Salami Delightfully Named ‘Penicillium Salamii’

New Fungal Species Found In Salami Delightfully Named ‘Penicillium Salamii’

By Lydia Ramsey

Science Is Beautiful: The Human Body Under The Microscope

Science Is Beautiful: The Human Body Under The Microscope

By Lydia Ramsey

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer

By Francie Diep

Genetically Modified Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

Genetically Modified Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

Robotic Experiment Recreates Evolution In Oil And Water

Robotic Experiment Recreates Evolution In Oil And Water

By Francie Diep

Rare Anglerfish Caught On Video

Rare Anglerfish Caught On Video

By Rafi Letzter

Kitty DNA Shows Cats Have Evolved To Learn From Treats

Kitty DNA Shows Cats Have Evolved To Learn From Treats

By Francie Diep

Is The Human Species Still Evolving?

Is The Human Species Still Evolving?

New Microscope Makes Gorgeous 3-D Movies Of Living Cells

New Microscope Makes Gorgeous 3-D Movies Of Living Cells

By Francie Diep

How Flies Are Responsible For Beer’s Tasty, Fruity Smells

How Flies Are Responsible For Beer’s Tasty, Fruity Smells

By Francie Diep

Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster

Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster

By Francie Diep

Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras

Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras

Why Does The Sea Smell Like The Sea?

Why Does The Sea Smell Like The Sea?

By Benjamin Wolfe

Can Biohackers Succeed At Making ‘Real Vegan Cheese’?

Can Biohackers Succeed At Making ‘Real Vegan Cheese’?

Pest In Brazil Has Evolved Resistance Against GMO Corn

Pest In Brazil Has Evolved Resistance Against GMO Corn

By Francie Diep

Ask Anything: Can Humans Smell Fear?

Ask Anything: Can Humans Smell Fear?

By Daniel Engber

Massive slick of anchovy shoal up for a day at the beach

Massive slick of anchovy shoal up for a day at the beach

By Popular Science Team

Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?

Are Fish As Intelligent As Crows, Chimps… Or People?

John Steinbeck’s 1966 Plea To Create A NASA For The Oceans

John Steinbeck’s 1966 Plea To Create A NASA For The Oceans

By Rose Pastore

Human Gut Has The Surface Area Of A Studio Apartment

Human Gut Has The Surface Area Of A Studio Apartment

By Francie Diep

Q&A: What Is Feminist Biology?

Q&A: What Is Feminist Biology?

By Francie Diep

Left To Their Own Devices, Robots Evolve Into Diverse Populations

Left To Their Own Devices, Robots Evolve Into Diverse Populations

By Francie Diep

Squids And Other Invertebrates Can Probably Feel Pain

Squids And Other Invertebrates Can Probably Feel Pain

By Douglas Main

There Are 10 Times More Fish In The Sea Than We Thought

There Are 10 Times More Fish In The Sea Than We Thought

By Douglas Main

The Strange Beauty Of Bioluminescent Fish

The Strange Beauty Of Bioluminescent Fish

By Lindsey Kratochwill

More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine

More Evidence Shows Whooping Cough Evolving In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?

By Daniel Engber

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds

Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?

Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?

By Francie Diep

How Evolution Determines The Flavor Of Beer and Whiskey

How Evolution Determines The Flavor Of Beer and Whiskey

Women’s Breasts Age Way Faster Than The Rest Of Their Bodies

Women’s Breasts Age Way Faster Than The Rest Of Their Bodies

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Won’t Bullfrogs Jump For Science?

Why Won’t Bullfrogs Jump For Science?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

Did Ancient Climate Change Drive Human Evolution?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?

FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?

By Benjamin Ewen-Campen

7 Amazing Living Fossils

7 Amazing Living Fossils

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

By Natalie Wolchover

In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals

In 165-Million-Year-Old Fossil, Evidence That Fur Predates Mammals

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

By Natalie Wolchover

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species

By Dan Nosowitz

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]

What Are The Most Lactose Intolerant Places In The World? [Infographic]

By Shaunacy Ferro

New Evidence: When Did Humanity’s Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?

New Evidence: When Did Humanity’s Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?

By Francie Diep

Evolution of animals

Could Dragons Have Existed If Evolution Had Taken A Different Turn?

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

Language May Have Evolved Way Earlier Than We Thought

By Shaunacy Ferro

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed

Madagascar Species No Longer Evolving At Breakneck Speed

By Dan Nosowitz

Przewalski's Horse

Scientists Decode DNA Of 700,000-Year-Old Horse

By Francie Diep

Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No

Do Female Orgasms Help With Conception? New Study Says No

By Francie Diep

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

A Brief History Of The Demise Of Battle Bots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

By Shaunacy Ferro