Biology

How falling cats, slithering snakes, burrowing prairie dogs and more exploit the laws of physics

Cultured meat that tastes and smells more appetizing could enhance public perception of artificial steaks

Warm-blooded island species tend to evolve a slower metabolic rate compared with their mainland counterparts, making it harder for them to bounce back when under stress

Nancy Hopkins used a commitment to justice and a tape measure to take M.I.T. to task for discrimination. The impacts of her fight are still being felt today.

For the first time, researchers have reconstructed the 3D structure of ancient genetic material, in this case from a 52,000-year-old mammoth

A low-tech immune boost may help some species of frogs survive a brutal fungal disease that’s already ended 90 amphibian species

While most Americans enjoy access to marijuana, barriers to research and knowledge expansion persist—with dangerous consequences. Unlimited research access is needed

Mosquitoes carry a pair of hormones, one of which drives bloodlust while the other signals satiation, scientists say

People whose eyes dilated more performed better on tests of working memory

The withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how perverse incentives can distort scientific progress

Scientists finally know how a gelatinous deep-sea creature keeps its cells from paralysis under pressure

Nutrition influencers claim we should eat meat-heavy diets like our ancestors did. But our ancestors didn’t actually eat that way