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‘Unbelievable’ Video Shows 2 Bees Working Together to Open a Soda Bottle
A daring soda heist.
Svante Pääbo Awarded Nobel for Paleogenomics
The geneticist’s accomplishments include sequencing Neanderthal DNA and leading the project that identified a new species of hominin, the Denisovans.
Science Snapshot: More Fun Than a Barrel of Monkey Cells
The second-place winner of the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion competition shows a 12-hour time-lapse of labeled cells.
‘Dark Data’ Is Leaving a Huge Carbon Footprint, And We Have to Do Something About It
Out of sight, out of mind.
Avian Deception More Widespread Than Previously Thought
The broken-wing display, in which birds fake being wounded to protect their nests from predators, is found across the avian phylogenetic tree, a study finds.
Symbiotic Organs: Extreme Intimacy with the Microbial World
All multicellular creatures interact with bacteria, but some have taken the relationship to another level with highly specialized structures that house, feed, and exploit the tiny organisms.
Opinion: Eating Right to Avoid Catastrophe
The key to averting cataclysmic events, such as pandemics, climate change, and mass extinction of species, lies partly in what’s on our plates.
Infographic: Symbiotic Organs Bring Hosts and Microbes Closer
Specialized structures in plants and animals help attract and mediate communication with bacterial symbionts.
Birth of The Pill, 1956–1960
Researchers overseeing the clinical trial for the first FDA-approved oral contraceptive claimed the drug gave the Puerto Rican participants power over their family planning. Critics claimed the women were exploited.