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Can my dog get me sick?
Ask Us Anything

Can my dog get me sick?

By Annie Cebulski

What if hibernating animals formed an orchestra and performed a symphony about their winter’s sleep?
Wildlife

What if hibernating animals formed an orchestra and performed a symphony about their winter’s sleep?

By Tom McNamara

mosquito taking off
Insects

Mosquitoes evolved to fly away with a belly full of your blood—without you ever noticing

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)
Health

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)

By Sara Chodosh

The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side
Best of What's New

The head of the U.S.’s largest mosquito control program has science on her side

By Jason Lederman

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics
Climate Change

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

By Marlene Cimons

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria
Biology

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

By Ellen Airhart

A fatal helicopter crash exposes the complexities—and risks—of influencer marketing
Social Media

A fatal helicopter crash exposes the complexities—and risks—of influencer marketing

By Eric Adams

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories
Medicine

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

By Eleanor Cummins

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins
Health

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins

By Sara Kiley Watson

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake
Diseases

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Marine Capt David Gooch hiking
Air Force

Some 83,000 members of the U.S. military are missing. This group tries to bring them home.

By Vince Beiser

a butterfly sits on a frog
Bees

Bugs are buzzing off, and that’s very bad

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

mosquito
Insects

We may finally know how mosquitoes fly

By Mary Beth Griggs

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering
Best of What's New

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mosquitoes and ticks are going to eat us all alive this summer
Climate Change

Mosquitoes and ticks are going to eat us all alive this summer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

person holding a bat
Bats

Hurricane Harvey’s putting bats at risk—but help is on the way

By Ellen Airhart

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus
Bats

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums
Pollution

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums

By Mary Beth Griggs

dogs in pile of dirty laundry
Insects

Bad news: Bed bugs like the smell of your dirty laundry

By Sara Chodosh

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Mushrooms with electrodes attached to them on forest floor

Pee changes how some mushrooms ‘talk’

By Andrew Paul

The talons of an immature bald eagle.

Rescued birds treated to a pedicure—or talon trim

By Margherita Bassi

Overlapping ace of clubs, diamonds, and hearts

All that magician chitchat? It’s not fooling your brain.

By Andrew Paul

Milwaukee tools on sale at Walmart

Walmart is blowing out Milwaukee M12 and M18 power tools during this spring clearance sale

By Stan Horaczek