Life

Animals

From Chimps to People

Although chimpanzees and people share many genes, there are key biological differences.

Animals

Copybees

Bees can learn about new food sources by spying on each other.

Tech

Roboroach and company

Cockroaches and lobsters inspire robots that navigate in darkness and track smells.

Animals

Who’s knocking?

Recordings of calls and drumming provide new evidence that the ivory-billed woodpecker survives.

Animals

Walktopus

Some octopuses can walk, using two of their eight arms to scoot backward.

Life

Algae motors

Single-cell algae can haul hefty loads.

Brain

Monkeys in the Mirror

Capuchin monkeys react to their own mirror images in surprising ways.

Fossils

Dino Babies

Fossilized eggs suggest that baby dinosaurs may have relied on grown-ups for help.

Animals

Sleepless at Sea

Some marine moms and babies stay awake for weeks after the infants are born.

Microbes

Fungus hunt

Scientists are collecting information to create a family tree for fungi (and mushrooms).

Animals

Dolphin Sponge Moms

Young dolphins learn tool use from their mothers.

Plants

Fastest Plant on Earth

The bunchberry dogwood shoots pollen into the air at an amazing speed.