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Study Captures Hot-Pink Katydid Turning Green in Days

Researchers say the rare observation may reflect adaptive camouflage that tracks the color of young rainforest leaves, a hypothesis that awaits broader testing.

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Science Study Finds Neanderthal–Human Mating Skewed Toward Neanderthal Men and Human Women

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Sexual Selection, Not Just Chromosomes, Drives Lifespan Gaps Between Males and Females

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6mo ago

Sawfly’s Passive Cutting Mechanism Offers Blueprint for Safer Surgical Tools

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6mo ago

Largest Study of Mammals and Birds Finds Opposite Sex-Longevity Patterns

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7mo ago

Study Pinpoints Two Embryonic Shifts That Shaped the Human Pelvis for Bipedalism

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7mo ago

Water Strider’s Ultrafast Leg Fans Inspire Agile Microrobot

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7mo ago

Denisovan-Derived MUC19 Variant Rose in the Americas, Study Finds

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8mo ago

New Tarantula Genus Satyrex Unveiled With Record-Long Male Palps

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8mo ago

Modern Humans Experienced Two Rounds of Selection on a Brain Enzyme

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9mo ago

Young UK Ash Trees Evolving Resistance to Dieback Disease

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9mo ago

Amber Fossils Reveal 99-Million-Year-Old Zombie-Fungi Infections

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11mo ago

Study Reveals Subtle Health and Cognitive Disadvantages in Carriers of Recessive Gene Mutations

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last yr.

Male Blue-Lined Octopuses Use Venom to Prevent Cannibalism During Mating

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last yr.

Chimpanzee Tool Use Study Highlights Impact of Age and Experience

Natural Selection

Study Captures Hot-Pink Katydid Turning Green in Days

Science Study Finds Neanderthal–Human Mating Skewed Toward Neanderthal Men and Human Women

5,000-Year-Old Cave Bacterium Resists Multiple Modern Antibiotics, Study Finds

Study Finds Juvenile Sauropods Were Staple Prey in the Late Jurassic

Parasitic Ant Queens Trigger Worker Matricide to Seize Colonies, Study Finds

Long Postreproductive Lifespans Documented in Female Mountain Gorillas

Ultra-Accurate Sequencing Maps Hidden Mutations in Cheek Cells and Sperm

Sexual Selection, Not Just Chromosomes, Drives Lifespan Gaps Between Males and Females

Sawfly’s Passive Cutting Mechanism Offers Blueprint for Safer Surgical Tools

Largest Study of Mammals and Birds Finds Opposite Sex-Longevity Patterns

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Study Pinpoints Two Embryonic Shifts That Shaped the Human Pelvis for Bipedalism

Water Strider’s Ultrafast Leg Fans Inspire Agile Microrobot

Denisovan-Derived MUC19 Variant Rose in the Americas, Study Finds

New Tarantula Genus Satyrex Unveiled With Record-Long Male Palps

Modern Humans Experienced Two Rounds of Selection on a Brain Enzyme

Young UK Ash Trees Evolving Resistance to Dieback Disease

Amber Fossils Reveal 99-Million-Year-Old Zombie-Fungi Infections

Study Reveals Subtle Health and Cognitive Disadvantages in Carriers of Recessive Gene Mutations

Male Blue-Lined Octopuses Use Venom to Prevent Cannibalism During Mating

Chimpanzee Tool Use Study Highlights Impact of Age and Experience

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