Has Stomping on Spotted Lanternflies Slowed Their Invasion?
Invasive spotted lanternflies are spreading across the metro areas of New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., despite professional and amateur attempts to reduce their numbers
Mystery of Deep-Ocean ‘Biotwang’ Sound Has Finally Been Solved
A strange sound dubbed “biotwang” was first heard bouncing around the Mariana Trench 10 years ago, and scientists have finally figured out where it comes from
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Chickadees Show How Species Boundaries Can Shift and Blur
When different chickadee species meet, they sometimes choose each other as mates—with surprising results
Poem: ‘D.N.A.’
Science in meter and verse
Caterpillars Sense Hungry Wasps’ Electrical Field
Predators’ electricity gives caterpillars an early warning
Do Cats Really Hate Water?
Not all cats are hydrophobic
Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI
AI and tiny worms team up to get to treats
A Dolphin That Has Been Biting People May Just Be Friendly
Dolphin ecologist Tadamichi Morisaka discusses common dolphin behaviors that could explain instances of the animals biting people in Japan
Queen’s Brian May Is a Champion for Badgers and Science
Queen guitarist Brian May has spent a decade studying the science of bovine tuberculosis, which can be carried by badgers, and has identified a new method of spread
The End of the Lab Rat?
Replacing research animals with tools that better mimic human biology could improve medicine
Tardigrade Fossils Reveal When ‘Water Bears’ Became Indestructible
252 million years ago, tardigrades may have escaped extinction using this one weird trick
Invasive Joro Spiders Keep Their Cool Even when Stressed
Compared with other arachnids, invasive Joro spiders are calm, cool and collected under stress, a new study shows