News
- Life
Engineered DNA counts it out
Scientists create a biological system that uses the genetic code to tally up molecular events.
- Animals
Extensive toolkits give chimps a taste of honey
Chimps living in central Africa’s dense forests make and use complex sets of tools to gather honey from beehives, further narrowing the gap between the way humans and chimps use tools.
- Chemistry
Deadly mushroom toxin exposed
Researchers have isolated and identified a muscle-destroying compound in some mushrooms.
- Earth
Phytoliths as climate clues
Tiny silica plant structures from soil could track temperature changes.
