Latest Biology Stories
With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars
What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs
Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars
A geomagnetic curveball 42,000 years ago changed our planet forever
See Mars through Perseverance’s eyes
Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars
Neanderthal genes are still helping humans today
Wolves use ambush tactics to hunt unsuspecting beavers
Your ancestors might have been Martians
Mars’s mascara-like streaks may be caused by slush and landslides
This ancient fish-crocodile mashup snared its prey using a key adaptation
How humans have adapted to the harshest environments
It’s a cosmic miracle that life on Earth’s lasted this long
Can a happy lamp help cure your winter blues?
There’s a right and wrong way to be bored
Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes
Corpse flowers across the country are swapping pollen to stay stinky
The world’s most diverse group of bacteria lives inside your mouth
How fossil preservation and public health are intertwined
Why everything eventually becomes a crab
Why do cats purr?
Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways
How the COVID-19 pandemic might end
This biologist wants to help slime molds creep into all our hearts
Mars died billions of years ago, and its guts are still spilling into space
The moon is (slightly) wet, NASA confirms. Now what?
Dinosaurs may have evolved into birds, but early flights didn’t go so well
Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires
Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers
What hundreds of pickled frog carcasses can tell us about their enormous eyes
These buff frogs never skip arm day
New Guinea singing dogs still roam the wilderness
Watch Elon Musk unveil the next version of his AI-powered brain implant, Neuralink
Clumps of bacteria could spread life between planets
Mummified leaves offer a glimpse of Earth’s ancient climate—and our future
This WWII shipwreck hosts an underwater kingdom of bacteria
Goofing off is good for kids—here’s the evidence
Ancient valleys may hold clues to past life on Mars
Humans owe our evolutionary success to friendship
Humans have partnered with sled dogs for 9,500 years
Lefties aren’t as weird as you might think
The science behind sex, gender, and athletic competition is still pretty shaky
Why your body looks so weird
Glacier mice have no feet, but they still move in herds
Animals have mysterious ways of finding their way back home
No one knows what a perfect night’s sleep actually looks like
Lab-grown algae might help save corals from climate change
This ‘crazy beast’ is unlike any mammal we’ve ever seen
Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters
This timeline shows just how insignificant humans are
This photo confirms that your tongue is basically a microbe party
Rhinos pay a painful price for oxpecker protection
An ancient bit of yarn suggests Neanderthals were super crafty
Social distancing works—just ask lobsters, ants, and vampire bats
These spiky frog skulls look more like dinosaur fossils
Meet the highest mouse on Earth
Pablo Escobar’s invasive hippos could actually be good for the environment
Vampire bats know the true meaning of friendship—sharing slurps of blood
The narwhal’s giant unicorn horn might help them find mates
Lowly slime molds are helping us map out the cosmos
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How do we get our eye color?
Fish gave us legs—and four other finny facts
Watch tiny tadpoles breathe by ‘bubble sucking’
We might have started kissing to share chewed up food (and other delicious facts about smooching)
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