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News in Brief Microbes

Mini ‘solar panels’ help yeast shine at churning out drug ingredients

Microbes equipped with light-harvesting semiconductor particles generate useful chemicals much more efficiently than ordinary microbes.

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, November 15, 2018

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Animals

News | Animals

Sound-absorbent wings and fur help some moths evade bats

By Jennifer Leman | 6:00am, November 14, 2018

News | Animals

Climate change may have made the Arctic deadlier for baby shorebirds

By Susan Milius | 10:45am, November 13, 2018

50 Years Ago | Animals

50 years ago, atomic testing created otter refugees

By Bethany Brookshire | 11:30am, November 07, 2018
Biophysics

News | Biophysics

Zapping substances with electrons can quickly map chemical structures

By Carmen Drahl | 6:00am, October 29, 2018

News in Brief | Biophysics

T. rex pulverized bones with an incredible amount of force

By Carolyn Gramling | 8:00am, October 22, 2018

Science Visualized | Biophysics

Dandelion seeds create a bizarre whirlpool in the air to fly

By Helen Thompson | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018
Conservation

News in Brief | Conservation

Coral larvae survive being frozen and thawed for the first time

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, October 26, 2018

News | Conservation

DNA from seized elephant ivory unmasks 3 big trafficking cartels in Africa

By Laurel Hamers | 2:00pm, September 19, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Conservation

‘Poached’ offers a deep, disturbing look into the illegal wildlife trade

By Sarah Zielinski | 7:00am, September 14, 2018
Ecology

News | Ecology

Eating less protein may help curb gut bacteria’s growth

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, November 02, 2018

The Science Life | Ecology

How researchers flinging salmon inadvertently spurred tree growth

By Laurel Hamers | 1:54pm, October 30, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Ecology

If you want to believe your home’s bug free, don’t read this book

By Erika Engelhaupt | 11:08am, October 30, 2018
Evolution

News | Evolution

A mash-up of yeast and E. coli shows how mitochondria might have evolved

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, November 05, 2018

News in Brief | Evolution

Neandertal teeth reveal the earliest known signs of lead exposure

By Jennifer Leman | 10:56am, November 02, 2018

News | Evolution

How roaches fight off wasps that turn their victims into zombies

By Susan Milius | 3:00am, October 31, 2018
Fungi

News | Fungi

A deadly fungus is infecting snake species seemingly at random

By Laurel Hamers | 4:35pm, December 20, 2017

News in Brief | Fungi

How a mushroom gets its glow

By Susan Milius | 9:00am, April 27, 2017

Science Ticker | Fungi

How a mushroom gets its glow

By Susan Milius | 9:00am, April 27, 2017
Microbes

News | Microbes

These ancient mounds may not be the earliest fossils on Earth after all

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:00pm, October 17, 2018

News | Microbes

In cadaver caves, baby beetles grow better with parental goo

By Susan Milius | 6:27pm, October 15, 2018

News | Microbes

These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground

By Jennifer Leman | 4:13pm, October 09, 2018
Paleontology

Feature | Paleontology

How mammoths competed with other animals and lost

By Alexandra Witze | 12:30pm, November 13, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Paleontology

‘End of the Megafauna’ examines why so many giant Ice Age animals went extinct

By Erin Wayman | 9:00am, November 06, 2018

News | Paleontology

Eggs evolved color and speckles only once — during the age of dinosaurs

By Carolyn Gramling | 4:05pm, October 31, 2018
Plants

News | Plants

Ancient South Americans tasted chocolate 1,500 years before anyone else

By Bruce Bower | 12:00pm, October 29, 2018

News | Plants

Liverwort plants contain a painkiller similar to the one in marijuana

By Jennifer Leman | 5:34pm, October 24, 2018

News | Plants

Plants engineered to always be on alert don’t grow well

By Jennifer Leman | 4:09pm, October 22, 2018

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