The Pandemic, from the Coronavirus’s Perspective
No sensible person can dispute that Covid-19 is a great tragedy for humanity — a tragedy even in the ancient Greek sense, as defined by...
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When These Sea Anemones Eat, It Goes Straight to Their Arms
People have a lot of strategies for dealing with the effects of large meals — constitutionals, antacids, workouts, naps. Starlet sea anemones have found a...
These Hummingbirds Take Extreme Naps. Some May Even Hibernate.
Hummingbirds live a life of extremes. The flitting creatures famously have the fastest metabolisms among vertebrates, and to fuel their zippy lifestyle, they sometimes drink...
The Coronavirus Is Mutating, and That’s Fine (So Far)
SYDNEY, Australia — No doubt you have read the recent headlines about patients who recovered from Covid-19 only to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 again later...
How a Praying Mantis Says ‘Boo!’
From a distance, the dead leaf praying mantis resembles its namesake: brown, crispy and still. Inch a little closer and it looks the same. But...
Dolphins Have Hidden Fingers. So Do Seals. These Sea Creatures Did Not.
Put a dolphin’s front flipper in an X-ray machine, and you’ll see a surprise: an arc of humanlike finger bones. The same goes for a...
The Male Anglerfish’s Evolutionary Solution to Female Rejection
In a biopic about the mating rituals of anglerfish, it’s unclear what would earn the film its R-rating: the sex or the violence. Born into...
She Doesn’t Make Animals Cry, but She Collects Their Tears
Dr. Arianne Pontes Oriá stands firm: She does not make animals cry for a living. Technically, only humans can cry, or weep in response to...
Lizard Popsicles, Anyone?
Stephan Halloy was conducting surveys on plants and wildlife on the high plateaus around San Miguel de Tucumán in northwestern Argentina in the 1970s when...
The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs
A DOMINANT CHARACTER The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J. B. S. Haldane By Samanth Subramanian “Suffer” is the family motto of the Haldane...