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stages of a plant's development

Yes, plants go through ‘puberty’

By Laura Baisas

An elevated view of the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan, filled with a large crowd of pedestrians. People of all ages are walking in various directions across the wide, multi-directional crosswalks, which form a pattern of thick white stripes on the gray pavement. The scene is bright and busy, capturing the constant flow of foot traffic.

Struggling to get in your daily steps? It may be your city’s fault.

By Matt Simon / Grist

a more colorful dominant male fish next to a more muted subordinate fish

Stress is warping these fish brains

By Laura Baisas

Close-up of ladybug on twig

How many types of insects are there in the world?

By Nicholas Green / The Conversation

Two men are standing behind an enormous, pale orange Atlantic Giant pumpkin, with their hands resting on it. They are inside a large greenhouse structure, surrounded by green vines and leaves. Both men are smiling and wearing casual t-shirts and jeans.

Giant pumpkin growers face off for world gourd domination

By Diana Hubbell

High angle view of chocolate bar on foil and pink background

Why chocolate is ridiculously expensive right now

By Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist

Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease and harm crops

By Bill Sullivan / The Conversation

Green hedge in the frontyard

How to build a living fence

By Debbie Wolfe

A mosquito encased in yellow-hued amber.

Millions of years ago, male mosquitoes may have been blood suckers too

By Laura Baisas

An argentine ant is farming aphids on a young leaf.

Vicious invasive ants form gigantic supercolonies

an orange, black, and white monarch butterfly on a pink milkweed flower

How everyone can help monarch butterflies

By Laura Baisas

A bee on a peach rose. Understanding how flowering plants and bees evolved together can help inform conservation efforts for pollinators and how to keep their populations healthy.

The world’s earliest bees may have called Gondwana home

By Laura Baisas

a moth with a yellow body, pink legs, and pink and yellow wings sits on a green leaf

The ‘disco’ gene could help moths tell time

By Laura Baisas

a blue lobster in an aquarium tank

Why blue animals are so rare in nature

By Laura Baisas

Bumblebee pollinator over red and orange flowers

Microscopic worms use electricity to ride bumblebees like EVs

By Laura Baisas

A photograph of an orange apartment building balcony featuring two large white banners attached to the railing. The front-facing banner displays the text "IS COMING SOON..." in a grey stencil-style font, flanked on the left by a grey graphic of a gas mask with liquid dripping from its eye lenses. A second, identical gas mask graphic is visible on the side banner.

Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.

By Frida Garza / Grist

A carnivorous Sarracenia plant growing in the wild.

Carnivorous pitcher plants may use tempting aromas to lure prey to their death

By Laura Baisas

By examining pollen grains clinging to the bodies of painted lady butterflies (one shown above), scientists have traced the insect’s multigenerational migration across several continents.

The secrets of butterfly migration, written in pollen

By Saugat Bolakhe / Knowable Magazine

Water skimmer inspired robot atop water

These micro-robots were inspired by mini-bugs and water striders

To protect wild bumblebees, people have to find them first

To protect wild bumblebees, people have to find them first

By Sarah Trent / High Country News

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Could raccoons become the new dogs?

By Shoshi Parks

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Jackie and Shadow’s chicks’ genders revealed: It’s a boy…and a girl!

By Popular Science Team

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Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?

By Coline Zigrand, Benoît Jobin / The Conversation