Reliable news for an expanding universe
All that slithers, swims, flits, flies, grows and diesAnimals, plants, microbes, fungi and all life on Earth, from long-buried dinosaurs to newly emerging infections, often serve to instruct and amaze. We are interested in everything from the simplest physical structures to the most complex emergent behavior of life's many forms — from the extinct to the evolved and from the web of ecology to the promise of animal-inspired technology.
New research suggests that gut microbes tell flies what to eat.
Scientists predict that future temperatures will make brown trout sperm swim more slowly and for less time.
Chemical signatures in penguin tail feathers reveal where the birds go in winter months.
Manufactured rhino horns are criticized by conservation groups, but some economists think the conversation should stay open.
Read on to learn about strange seashore phenomena, from cannibalistic shark embryos to worms whose butts become autonomous sex machines.
Dogs and people with Williams syndrome may both owe their sociable personalities to changes in the same genes.
Married research duo harnesses acoustical tools to protect manatees from fatal boat collisions.
Analysis of dinosaur fossils showed that some parents warmed their eggs with body heat.
Using computers to sift through the cacophony of seaside sounds could help conservationists save species.
Inside Science is an editorially independent news service of the American Institute of Physics
© American Institute of Physics
About Inside Science | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Reprint Rights | Email alerts | Underwriters
