Plants & Animals

Spectacularly well preserved specimens reveal complex structure

Pigs modified with CRISPR could resist cold and make pork production more efficient

Reducing their skull size might help the mammals live through the winter

Pooches make more facial expressions in front of humans

Genetic analysis adds evidence for a later extinction date there for the giant predators

These eight-legged marvels have complex genomes, some bigger than ours

Before you say “yuck,” consider their awe-inspiring qualities

Biomass of bugs in nature reserves has dropped by 82%

Bees’ color preference drives flowers to evolve a blue glow

Spider silk products are finally edging into the market, but mass-produced, superstrong fibers remain out of reach

Conflict-shy dogs never learn how to cooperate

Dogs may be good models for sleep studies

Scientists use a photographic technique to quantify the amount of carbon stuck to the birds’ feathers

City birds are twice as likely to survive the winter than their country cousins

Amazonian variety apparently died off after European colonization

New law would allow commercial planting of transgenic varieties