You might be reading your dog’s moods wrong
Many dog owners can tell how their precious pooch is feeling, watching it wag its tail or raise its ears […]
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. Should you delete your data from the site?
A genetic data giant is falling, and it’s unclear what will happen to millions of people’s most intimate personal information
Historical writings reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age
“Dear diary, it was freezing outside today…” If someone today wrote that in their journal, it might seem like an
Elite athletes’ poop may hold clues to boosting metabolism
One of the keys to performing like an elite athlete — or at least having the metabolism of one —
Migrating whale sharks make pit stops at oil and gas rigs
Like rolling into a gas station during a road trip, whale sharks use oil and gas rigs as a pit
AI is helping scientists decode previously inscrutable proteins
Generative artificial intelligence has entered a new frontier of fundamental biology: helping scientists to better understand proteins, the workhorses of
The International Space Station lacks microbial diversity. Is it too clean?
With air filters and weekly wipe-downs and vacuuming, NASA goes to great lengths to keep the International Space Station clean
A bacteria-based Band-Aid helps plants heal their wounds
Got a plant with a boo-boo? Try a plant Band-Aid. A pure form of cellulose produced by bacteria can act
Neandertal-like tools found in China present a mystery
Stone tools traditionally attributed to European and western Asian Neandertals have turned up nearly a continent away in southern China.
Some of Earth’s meteors are probably coming all the way from a neighboring star system
Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun, is probably shedding comets and asteroids into our solar system —