Coyote Numbers Are Often Higher in Areas Where They Are Hunted
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Counterintuitive findings based on images from camera traps deployed in nationwide campaign to document wildlife.
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“Mirror life” is still a hypothetical. Here’s why it should probably stay that way.
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Mirror-reversed synthetic organisms could aid drug development–but could also interact with humans and the environment in unpredictable, potentially dangerous ways.
Read MoreProbing the Traits of Birds That Went Extinct Since 1500
U biologists find birds that are endemic to islands, ecologically specialized and have pointy wings are the most vulnerable.
Read MoreAs Climate Warms, West’s Wildfires Are Becoming More Severe, Killing More Trees
U biologist Jon Wang uses satellite imagery to document the growing destructiveness of California wildfires since 1980.
Read MoreDiscovery of Iron-Transport Protein in Malaria Parasites Could Lead to Faster-Acting Medications
Preventing the protein’s activity causes parasites to die unusually rapidly.
Read MoreDeadly Sea Snail Toxin Could be Key to Making Better Medicines
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Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet.
Read MoreOf Ants and Trees: ‘Evolutionary Déjà’ in the Tropical Rainforest
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Biologist Rodolfo Probst finds multiple ant species that have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees.
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