We call a callous turncoat a “rat.” Rats and other animals, however, are giving scientists clues to the evolutionary origins of empathy -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
At a brand-new facility, biologists manually breed supercorals capable of living in increasingly inhospitable waters -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
From jellyfish to ants, all life is beautiful in the eyes of Elizabeth Blackburn, co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She talks about her fascination with living things and... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
From jellyfish to ants, all life is beautiful in the eyes of Elizabeth Blackburn, co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. She talks about her fascination with living things and... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Early human species may have had sharper hearing in certain frequencies than we enjoy, to facilitate short-range communication in an open environment. Cynthia Graber reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com