Cats rival dogs on many tests of social smarts. But is anyone brave enough to study them?
Social cognition researchers are finally probing the secrets of the feline mind—when the cats deign to cooperate
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Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields
Tiny protists spike their membranes with magnetic bacteria -
These origami robots could one day deliver drugs inside your body
Magnet-controlled bots can grasp and fold on command -
These suicidal aphids repair their home with their own bodily fluids
Scientists discover the recipe and origins of this bug’s quick hardening goop -
Cannibal worms recognize their children—and don’t eat them as a result
Predatory worm depends on a small protein to identify its own kin -
Does your cat know its name? Here’s how to find out
Simple test suggests felines know we have a word for them -
Ever dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help
New system lets humans move up to 50 robots with a flick of the wrist -
Watch this kangaroo rat kick a rattlesnake in the face
Kung fu rodents foil four in five attacks -
Watch the nightmarish attack of a phantom midge larvae
High-speed video reveals a lake predator’s lightning strike -
Watch the world’s smallest bear copy its friends’ facial expressions
For the first time, researchers observe exact facial mimicry outside humans and primates -
The space ‘snowman’ at the edge of our solar system is actually two lumpy pancakes
MU69’s flat lobes support a new theory of planetary formation -
Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s
How farming reshaped our smiles and our speech -
Sea otter archaeology reveals the most smashing rocks
New study of “otter signatures” leaves no stone unturned -
The war on ‘prediabetes’ could be a boon for pharma—but is it good medicine?
A third of Americans are considered prediabetic—but many may be better off without treatment -
This alligatorlike fish sucks—at lightning speeds
High-speed video could reveal how other fish evolved their feeding motions -
These falling drops don’t splash—they spin
Unique surface makes water drops do the twist
