A new effort to bring global cohesion to origins of life science launches, and with it a fresh look at how to crack one of the greatest existential questions. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Microbes 2,500 meters below the seafloor in Japan are most closely related to bacterial groups that thrive in forest soils on land, suggesting that they might be descendants of ones that survived... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
To a tiny worm called a nematode, slugs may be the ultimate sexy ride: moist, secure, and maybe even pre-loaded with snacks. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Help the state’s Department of Natural Resources create a statewide survey and complete history of its amphibians and reptiles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Animal communication studies have shown only fixed vocalizations, such as alarm cries. But Bonobo chimps appear to have a call that has different meanings in different contexts -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Adults of the west African Baka people and east African Efé and Sua peoples average less than five feet tall. But while the Efé and Sua are born small, the Baka have slow growth rates... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com