Biology

Design flaw in a carnivorous plant could be its greatest asset.
Rachel Kaufman, Contributor
Sex differences in human travel behavior may have evolutionary roots.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
Autonomy sometimes makes workers less happy and less productive.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
Some "magic spiders" seduce moths to their webs using pheromones.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
The new study could help scientists identify drugs able to disrupt the protein's activity.
Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Contributor
How should you treat your ducks? The answer is mired in duckling politics.
Nala Rogers, Contributor
Sleep hormone melatonin may be linked to daily movements of tiny ocean creatures.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
Join us for our full coverage of the 2014 Nobel Prizes.
Chris Gorski, Editor
A British-American and two Norwegian neuroscientists win the award for Physiology or Medicine.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Study reveals how in distantly related species, smaller birds can win battles with larger ones.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Last-ditch effort to aims to save Indonesia's cassava cash crop.
Ker Than, Contributor
Eating more meat could counteract high blood pressure, but some scientists doubt the finding.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor