Should scientists change the way they view (and study) same sex behavior in animals?

Over the years, scientists have recorded same-sex sexual behavior in more than 1,500 animal species, from…

Scientists uncover resistance genes for deadly ash tree disease

New research has identified the genetic basis of resistance to ash dieback in UK trees, opening…

Scientists make vampire bats 'glow' to simulate vaccine spread

University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues used glowing fluorescent gel to test the potential effectiveness…

Saving 'half Earth' for nature would affect over a billion people

As the extinction crisis escalates, and protest movements grow, some are calling for hugely ambitious conservation…

Boosting wind farmers, global winds reverse decades of slowing and pick up speed

In a boon to wind farms, average daily wind speeds are picking up across much of…

New, slippery toilet coating provides cleaner flushing, saves water

Every day, more than 141 billion liters of water are used solely to flush toilets. With…

How to observe a 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

Shrouded in mystery since their discovery, the phenomenon of black holes continues to be one of…

A four-way switch promises greater tunability of layered materials

A scientific team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University has…

Protein imaging at the speed of life

To study the swiftness of biology—the protein chemistry behind every life function—scientists need to see molecules…

Directional control of self-propelled protocells

Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from chemical signals, an important step…