Scientists discover a new beetle genus named after One Piece’s Luffy, and its unusually long body parts explain why |
A scientific paper describing a previously unknown group of rove beetles has produced an unusual…
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A tapeworm infects worker ants and makes them live several times longer by turning their bodies more like those of queens
A worker ant of the species Temnothorax nylanderi infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis, recognizable…
Invasive plants may be boosting mosquito numbers in lower-income areas, showing how neighbourhood vegetation can quietly shape public-health risks
Hand reaching into a mosquito enclosure. Credit: Credit: Edwin Remsberg / University of Maryland Low-income…
Astronomers warn millions of satellites could permanently brighten Earth’s night sky |
The night sky has inspired people for thousands of years, but scientists now say it…
A silent coral reef came back to life after scientists played recordings of healthy reefs underwater |
The decline of coral reefs is often described through bleaching events, rising sea temperatures and…
Hawaii: In 1955, Hawaii released a cannibal snail to control another invasive snail, but the predator instead helped push the islands’ rare native tree snails toward extinction
Still, the outlook for Hawaii’s snails is uncertain, symbolizing a new era in the conservation…
128 new Saturn moons discovered: Scientists say they are fragments of ancient worlds |
Saturn has strengthened its position as the planet with the largest known family of moons…
Feral cats erased 11 native species from this Australian island. Scientists are bringing back two truffle-eating marsupials to rebuild it |
Two threatened marsupials are being reintroduced to the Shark Bay World Heritage area in order…
AI can become more biased than humans while choosing who gets hired; study finds |
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being trusted to help employers screen CVs, rank candidates and even…
Why do clocks move clockwise: The 5,000-year-old sundial mystery that decided how the world measures time |
For thousands of years, humans have relied on the movement of the Sun to understand…