Siddhant Pusdekar

All Stories by Siddhant Pusdekar

  1. Animals

    This tool-wielding assassin turns its prey’s defenses into a trap

    This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.

  2. Animals

    Cool water could protect sea stars from a mysterious disease

    Sunflower sea stars discovered taking refuge in fjords may offer clues to saving the critically endangered species from sea star wasting disease.

  3. Climate

    Some trees are coping with extreme heat surprisingly well

    Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.