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Rafael Marchante / Reuters Dogs' Love Isn't Unconditional After All
The more difficult the task, the less likely they will be generous.
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Nacho Doce / Reuters Rainforest Trees Are Like Islands
The bigger the tree, the greater the diversity of ant species that call it home
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Stringer / Reuters Solving the Mystery of Uncombable Hair
Scientists are looking at the genetic profiles of families with a history of a rare syndrome that affects follicle structure.
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Boya Sun / Quanta Magazine A New Way for Viruses to Hijack Cells
Many viruses thrive by blocking cells’ internal messages, but one particularly crippling infection can actually change these messages’ content.
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Sarah E. Richards / AP Natural Bridges Pick Up Vibrations From Distant Human Activity
The geological wonders could be at risk.
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Carlos Osorio / AP How Well Can Computers Read Fiction?
Computational tools have the ability to analyze books’ emotional arcs, but it’s unclear what they can really find out about literature.
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Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters The Love Song of Jeremy the Left-Coiled Snail
How researchers found a mate for a rare mollusc
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Marta Iwanek / Quanta Magazine Uncovering Cells' Hidden Genetic Scaffolding
A 17-years-long study reveals how the complex relationships between a cell’s genes allow it to function.
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Guillermo Granja / Reuters How Sharing Leads to Death
If you’re a spider, that is.
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John Clarke Russ / AP Poop Wrappers May Protect Baby Lobsters From Jellyfish Stings
A thin, microscopic membrane that surrounds the tiny crustaceans’ feces seems to be their trick to munching on men-of-war and venomous jellies.
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Clarissa Cavalheiro / Reuters How Sunflowers Follow the Sun
The secret is in their stems.
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Olena Shmahalo / Quanta Magazine How Zika Breaks Into the Brain
The virus may rely on particular receptors to infect neural stem cells—but scientists still have more questions than answers.
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Yannis Behrakis / Reuters Why Do Things Look Blue at Dusk and Dawn?
The brain plays a strange trick in low light—and when people take Viagra.
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Ryan Peltier / Quanta The Astonishing Creativity of Your Genes
The code that makes cells is more complex than it once seemed.
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Olena Shmahalo / Quanta Magazine Fixing a Broken Theory of Nature
Scientists are trying to tweak a well-known model of ecological change to account for environmental fluctuations.
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Let Kids Play With Fire, and Other Rules for Good Parenting
Questions and answers with Gever Tulley, co-author of Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
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Plastic and Humankind: An Unhealthy Relationship
An interview with the author of Plastic: A Toxic Love Story on the origins and uses of plastic—and how it abuses us
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What History Teaches Us About Blood, Stem Cells, and Fear
Some medical debates are as old as the Scientific Revolution. An interview with the author of Blood Work.
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The Longevity Project: Decades of Data Reveal Paths to Long Life
"Worrying is always bad for your health." Wrong. A study lasting for more than 80 years debunks conventional wisdom.
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Remembering Grandmother's French Christmas Cake
A family recipe for a classic bûche de Noël: one part golden cake, one part coffee buttercream, and one part spectator sport
