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Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in…

In the 1960s, saltwater intrusion in a southeast Louisiana swamp killed the trees and plants that lived there. Now restored…

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored…

Crystals hidden inside dinosaur eggs at a famous fossil site are giving scientists a chance to do something that’s long…

The brain holds space for a missing limb, even years after it’s gone. For three women who underwent planned hand…

When Canada legalized cannabis in 2018, its effects on human health were all over the news. Cyntia Duval, a women’s…

It’s a late-night debate in college dorms across the world: Is my red the same as your red? Two neuroscientists…

Citations E.K. Francispillai, S.M. Dietsch and L.J. Chapman. Effects of temperature on fish aggression and the combined impact of temperature and…

The broken wings of two young pterosaurs may reveal how hundreds of their kind met their end about 150 million…

Rodents may have a rule of thumbnails. Many rodents have curved claws that help the animals climb or dig. But…