Tardigrades are sponges for foreign genes. Does that explain why they are famously indestructible?
For centuries, scientists have obsessed over a primordial blob that can shape-shift, clone itself, and live indefinitely.
A Harvard professor has I rained pigeons to scan reconnaissance photos, spot industrial faults, and perform other feats now under security wraps. Richard J. Herrnstein, director of Harvard’s Psychological Laboratories, here describes his experiments.
Vegetarianism is more popular than ever—but so is meat consumption. How can this be?
The neuroscientist, the nanny, and the shaky science of shaken baby syndrome
The rancher explains where to look and what to look for in buying a Thanksgiving bird--and offers cooking advice.
Scientists think it’s valuable, but they’re not quite sure why.
A psychological case for safer food and more humane farming
Only two orders of mammals—containing bats, anteaters, and sloths—are biased toward females.