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Why are there so many species of beetles?

EnlargeLaurie Rubin via Getty Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright...

Where the heck did all those structures inside complex cells come from?

Enlarge / Computer illustration of mitochondria, membrane-enclosed cellular organelles that produce energy.KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY More than 1.5 billion years ago, a...

A look into the REM dreams of the animal kingdom

Enlarge / A cuttlefish swims in an aquarium at the Scientific Center of Kuwait on March 20, 2016, in Kuwait City. YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via...

Probing the mysteries of neutron stars with a surprising earthly analog

Enlarge / Spectral analysis indicates that silica is present in this supernova remnant, Cassiopeia A.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ O. Krause (Steward Observatory) Ever since neutron...

Clever DNA tricks

EnlargeNIH Every person starts as just one fertilized egg. By adulthood, that single cell has turned into roughly 37 trillion...

A shocking number of birds are in trouble

Enlarge / Birds, with their different shapes, colorful plumage and fascinating behaviors, are a delight to people all over the world. They’re also in...

The challenges and promises of climate lawsuits

Enlarge / Shareholders of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), join a demonstration against the central bank's investments in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline...

The long-awaited mission that could transform our understanding of Mars

EnlargeNASA/JPL/Cal Tech March 17, 2022, was a rough day for Jorge Vago. A planetary physicist, Vago heads science for part of...

A warmer planet, less nutritious plants and … fewer grasshoppers?

Enlarge / A two-striped grasshopper in Markham, Ontario, Canada.Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s tough out there for...

Animal personalities can trip up science, but there’s a solution

Enlarge / Even hermit crabs have individual patterns of behavior — personalities, if you like. When scientists ignore the effects of such differences, they...

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