Posts in: Life Science
Dinosaurs Roaring Ahead, by Accident
How a little luck—and a large extinction—aided dinosaurs’ dominance.
Jungle Love—and Turf Wars
A new technique finds tropical birds sing duets to locate mates—and to guard their territories.
The Power of Poo
Farmers generate energy, save money and help the environment, with a little help from some dung.
What’s synthetic biology?
A conversation with Richard Bonneau about engineering new microbes to solve our problems.
Cozy yet hungry or uncomfortable but full?
The choices made by fruit fly larvae may provide basic understanding of how animals make decisions.
Deciphering Bacteria’s Defenses, One Gene at a Time
Both deadly and benign spore-forming bacteria’s genes allow them to eke it out in extreme conditions.
