Deep-dive dinners are the norm for tuna and swordfish, MIT oceanographers find

These big fish get most of their food from the ocean’s “twilight zone,” a deep, dark region the commercial fishing industry is eyeing with interest.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 1, 2025 ~9 min

Why do dogs love to play with trash?

While you might not like how your trash smells, to your dog it is an appealing buffet brimming with apple cores, banana peels, meat scraps and stale bread.

Nancy Dreschel, Associate Teaching Professor of Small Animal Science, Penn State • conversation
March 31, 2025 ~6 min


Wild marmots’ social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action

Multilevel selection is a controversial concept originally proposed by Darwin. A new study found evidence for it in the wild in a group of marmots scientists have been observing for more than 60 years.

Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
March 27, 2025 ~9 min

Humans are bad at reading dogs’ emotions – but we can learn to do better

Even experts get dog body language wrong at times.

Juliane Kaminski, Associate professor of comparative Psychology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 26, 2025 ~6 min

Humans are bad at reading dogs’ emotions – but we can do learn to do better

Even experts get dog body language wrong at times.

Juliane Kaminski, Associate professor of comparative Psychology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 26, 2025 ~6 min

How scratching monkeys can help us understand emotions and consciousness

And a recent study found subtle but fascinating differences in the behaviour-emotion connection in humans and monkeys.

Bonaventura Majolo, Professor of Social Evolution, University of Lincoln • conversation
March 26, 2025 ~8 min

How animals shape the planet in surprising ways

Many animals change landscapes by acting as ‘ecosystem engineers’. Protecting and restoring nature can help us become more climate resilient.

Gemma Harvey, Professor of Physical Geography, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
March 25, 2025 ~6 min

What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out

Advances in technology are making it easier to explore this question.

Katherine Bryant, Postdoctural Fellow in Neuroscience , Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) • conversation
March 24, 2025 ~7 min


How we revealed the life story of PG Tips chimp – written in her bones

The study allowed researchers to assess the impact of changing zoo practices over the last 50 years.

Juliette Waterman, Postdoctoral Researcher in Isotope zooarchaeology, University of Reading • conversation
March 24, 2025 ~5 min

MIT scientists engineer starfish cells to shape-shift in response to light

The research may enable the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for wound healing or drug delivery.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 24, 2025 ~8 min

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