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Fanged Frog of Borneo Shows Speciation Is Messy

The debate between lumpers and splitters rages on

March 5, 2026

The Dainty Dinosaur That’s Rewriting Evolutionary History

New alvarezsaur fossil offers a Cretaceous missing link

March 5, 2026

These Bacteria Beat Cancer By Eating Cancer

They’re being engineered to devour tumors from the inside out

March 5, 2026

How Three Students Designed an Atomic Bomb

A top-secret 1960s project tasked physics postdocs with building The Bomb

March 5, 2026

Koalas Recover Genetic Diversity as Populations Expand

Their rebound shows resilience after a severe genetic bottleneck

March 5, 2026

Watch How Planet-Hopping Microbes Can Survive Asteroid Strikes

This polyextremophile bacterium could survive an interplanetary trip

March 5, 2026

When Scientists Are Dinosaurs 

At the paleontology conference, her new theory was shouted down

March 3, 2026

World’s Largest Acid Geyser Erupts, Right in Our Backyard

Yellowstone National Park is home to the world’s most impressive geysers

March 3, 2026

Watch How Water Bears Can Survive in Martian Dirt

There’s a way for the tiny resilient creatures to thrive even on the red planet

March 3, 2026

The Urge to Snack Is Built Into Our Brains

“It’s a recipe for overeating”

March 3, 2026

Laughing Off Your Mistakes Makes You Seem More Competent

“People often overestimate how harshly others judge their minor social mistakes”

March 2, 2026