Clothes moths: Why I admire these persistent, destructive, difficult-to-eradicate and dull-looking pests
An appreciation for the moths that chomp holes in your clothes. They eat the inedible, occupy the uninhabitable and overcome every evolutionary obstacle in their way.
May 8, 2023 • ~9 min
Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to treating cancer. Understanding how cancer cells evolve could help researchers develop more effective drugs.
May 1, 2023 • ~10 min
How fish evolved to walk – and in one case, turned into humans
We can trace our human evolutionary lineage back to fish.
March 3, 2023 • ~7 min
One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygiene
Using a mathematical model, researchers found that good hygiene can reduce the harmful effects of antibiotic use.
Feb. 28, 2023 • ~4 min
Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island of Príncipe, and it's already under threat – Podcast
A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the team tells the story of finding and cataloging this new species.
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~4 min
Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn't exist has a long evolutionary history
By learning what parts of the brain are crucial for imagination to work, neuroscientists can look back over hundreds of millions of years of evolution to figure out when it first emerged.
Feb. 23, 2023 • ~10 min
Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains
Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few theories based on the microbes, viruses and prions existing today.
Feb. 20, 2023 • ~7 min
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