Magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into minirobots
Scientists engineer new material to help craft nimble, multipurpose machines
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Fires can kindle biodiversity, sparking new approaches to conservation
Preserving natural fires and managing out-of-control blazes helps ecosystems -
This scientist buoys a small firm’s quest to make a top-notch COVID-19 vaccine
Novavax’s Nita Patel shepherds key tests that propel a promising potential vaccine -
Watch rare shorebirds engage in a synchronized water dance
Video footage reveals phalaropes choose to forage near other birds that turn in the same direction -
DNA tracks mysterious Denisovans to Chinese cave, just before modern humans arrived nearby
“Molecular caving” shows archaic humans visited high-altitude cave over long period -
These frightening ogre-faced spiders use their legs to ‘hear’
Vibration-sensitive receptors on their limbs can detect sound waves -
Why bird brains are more brilliant than anyone suspected
The secret may lie in a newly discovered brain structure -
Like humans, male chimps mellow with age
Findings could provide clues to the roots of human aging behavior patterns -
Even a car can’t kill this beetle. Here’s why
Insect’s hard wing cover could inspire new ways to make bicycles and even airplanes -
This primate is on the brink of extinction. Rope bridges could save it
Rope bridges could be a short-term, inexpensive solution to reconnect fragmented habitats -
How systemic racism shaped the ecosystems of U.S. cities
Historically Black and immigrant communities are more vulnerable to environmental stressors -
Watch gray sharks get dinner by ‘bumming’ food from hard-hunting whitetips
Videos reveal first known case of ongoing shark-on-shark thievery -
How stigmatizing disease—from COVID-19 to HIV—creates a vicious cycle of sickness
Fear of infection places a huge burden on society -
Watch white blood cells swim with microscopic ‘paddles’
New finding challenges assumptions about cell movement -
Ocean’s hidden heat measured with earthquake sounds
Revived technique could detect a deep-ocean signal of global warming -
How democracies are now ‘backsliding’ in countries from Russia to the United States
Without strong support for democracy, authoritarian practices are on the rise
