By Science News | Elie Dolgin | 3/11/2026 12:00 PM

The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 3/10/2026 8:01 PM

Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the bees survive floods. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 3/5/2026 3:03 PM

As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Bethany Brookshire | 3/3/2026 7:01 PM

The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all other roaches. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Bethany Brookshire | 2/26/2026 2:00 PM

Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabolism, blood pressure and high glucose. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 2/25/2026 2:00 PM

Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 2/25/2026 1:00 AM

Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication than thought. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 2/24/2026 1:00 PM

Fecal analyses and necropsies suggest a fire-footed rope squirrel was the source of a 2023 mpox outbreak among sooty mangabeys in Côte d’Ivoire. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Emily Conover | 2/24/2026 11:00 AM

Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron microscope images reveal. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Tina Hesman Saey | 2/21/2026 8:00 AM

The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatments ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jay Bennett | 2/19/2026 11:00 AM

A flexible tongue, sensitive beak and teethlike cones in the mouth may have helped Archaeopteryx generate enough energy to fly. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 2/18/2026 2:00 PM

Research reveals more short-snouted dogs besides pugs and bulldogs that struggle with breathing. Pekingese and Japanese Chins topped the study's list. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Elizabeth Pennisi | 2/18/2026 12:30 PM

The findings strengthen the case that regeneration is an old trait, offering insights into how complex tissues rebuild themselves. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Martin J. Kernan | 2/18/2026 11:00 AM

Something is stopping Dry Lake Valley’s golden eagles from reproducing and killing raptors that fly in to fill the void. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Andrea Lius | 2/17/2026 1:00 PM

The complex biology of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, has researchers wondering how its absence helps snakes last a long time with no food, if at all. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Melissa Hobson | 2/13/2026 9:00 AM

In Cape Verde, conservation has boosted the sea turtle population 100-fold — but the male-female balance is way off. ... Read full Story

By Science News | RJ Mackenzie | 2/5/2026 2:00 PM

Apes, like humans, are capable of pretend play, challenging long-held views about how animals think, a new study suggests. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Elizabeth Pennisi | 2/4/2026 11:00 AM

A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be less resilient. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Richard Kemeny | 2/3/2026 1:00 PM

These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating their eggs. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Chiara Marchisio | 1/30/2026 9:00 AM

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling. ... Read full Story