Antlers Do What No Other Bones Can
Deer almost break their bodies to build antlers each year, and scientists still don’t really know why.
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40,000 Pet Dogs, One Big Question
Scientists around the world have recruited dogs and their owners to investigate the secrets of canine aging.
Insects Might Feel Pain. Should Scientists Care?
New evidence is prompting some researchers to rethink ethics in the lab.
What an Alzheimer’s Controversy Reveals About the Pressures of Academia
A prominent research paper is under review for possible fraud. Why is it so hard to correct the record?
America Should Have Been Able to Handle Monkeypox
Has COVID taught us nothing?
The Coziest Spot on the Moon
A shadowy cave at the bottom of a lunar pit might not sound like a nice spot, but it’s more comfortable than the surface.
Manchin and Schumer’s Astonishing Climate Deal
If passed, the energy provisions of the senators’ new bill would represent the most significant climate action in a generation.
Lactose Tolerance Is an Evolutionary Puzzle
Could famine be the missing piece?
A Plan to Lower Gas Prices—And (Maybe) Help the Climate
A new White House proposal is trying to keep oil prices in the “Goldilocks zone.”
The Creature That Gave Up Parasitism for … Wait, What?
It’s a mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a kidney.