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Do ants poop? Discover how these social insects have developed ingenious methods to manage their waste.
Learn more about firefly population decline, and how it might not be too late for these glowing insects to bounce back.
Learn how the European Space Agency’s spacecraft captured a completely new view of the Sun, thanks to its novel tilted orbit.
Learn how some species of bacteria interact with their neighbors when they’re starving, spearing them with needles that spill ...
Learn about a new study that suggests our gut microbiome could be used to both diagnose and treat this difficult pancreatic ...
Learn about NGC 4858, a galaxy with the body of a jellyfish and the ears of a bunny, features that were both shaped by ...
For soldiers and civilians alike, "just following orders" may override our moral compass.
Learn about the new COVID variant, NB.1.8.1, and find out what health officials are saying about its spread this summer.
Meet methanogens — gut microbes that turn fiber into methane and extra energy. But not everyone has them.
Mood disorders late in life could point to brain changes tied to dementia, potentially helping doctors catch Alzheimer’s ...
What causes motion sickness? The theory of vestibular sensory conflict is to blame, but scientists are also studying ...
Learn more about the fossilized stomach contents of a 100-million-year-old sauropod and what this finding teaches us about ...