Biology

New insights explain how respiration does not result in asphyxiation.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
The female survival advantage may explain the higher divorce rate among couples with daughters.
Benjamin Plackett, Contributor
Mice continuously process past events to detect patterns.
Laurel Hamers, Contributor
A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and coding come together in the prefrontal cortex.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Airplanes and birds may have followed similar pattern to increase efficiency.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Disease that causes high fevers and severe joint pain spreads within the continental U.S.
Patricia Waldron, Contributor
Common ear infection drugs trigger bacteria to build defenses.
Patricia Waldron, Contributor
Deer hunting could have an unexpected benefit.
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
People with more education are more likely to be nearsighted.
Patricia Waldron, Contributor
Craters from asteroid and comet impacts could have protected primitive life.
Ker Than, Contributor
What happens at high altitude may help patients in the ICU.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Putting foreign genetic material into bees may reveal insights into honeybee behavior.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor