Life
- Animals
Lucky survival for black cats
A cat's black color may date back to a mutation that also protected the felines from diseases a long time ago.
- Animals
Fish nests with pizzazz
Fish known as three-spined sticklebacks go gaga over decorating their nests.
- Environment
The down side of keeping clean
Chemicals we use to clean and disinfect could be damaging the environment by killing off algae at the food chain's base.
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- Plants
Slower growth, greater warmth
A shift toward slower-growing trees might make Earth's climate warm up even faster.
- Environment
Cliff snails and rock climbers
Rock climbers can accidentally wipe out communities of cliff snails.
- Environment
Less mixing can affect lake’s ecosystem
Warming a large lake can cut microorganism populations and disturb its food chain.
- Fossils
Fossil fly from Antarctica
A tiny fly fossil has turned up about 500 kilometers from the South Pole.
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- Animals
Childhood chills give bees six left feet
If the bees are raised in cold temperatures, their dancing skills seem to go down the drain.
- Brain
Watching the Brain Learn to Read
As kids learn to read, the left side of the brain gradually takes over from the right.
- Health & Medicine
Gut germs to the rescue
Many of the bacteria that live in our intestines may help keep us healthy.
