Articles by

Bethany Brookshire

Cockroaches that eat each other’s wings turn into a fierce fighting force

Humans might show commitment with a ring, penguins offer prospective mates rocks and some beetles gift a...

The right sounds may turn sleep into a problem-solving tool

When solving a puzzle, the answer could lie in your dreams. In a study of lucid dreamers,...

Here’s how honeyeaters and other birds thrive on sugary diets

To eat a sugar-filled diet, birds had to evolve some sweet genetic tricks. Birds that feed on...

There’s life beneath the snow, but it’s at risk of melting away

A soft, thick coat of snow makes a lot of the world seem to slow down or...

This newfound cascade of events may explain some female gut pain

Women of reproductive age are more likely than other people to report gut problems like irritable bowel...

Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers

Even in the face of vast fields of flowers, local bumblebees may face the sting of competition...

Ancient DNA reveals China’s first ‘pet’ cat wasn’t the house cat

The house cat (Felis catus) slunk into China in the eighth century. But long before that, the...

We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed

Many science fiction and fantasy stories are enveloped in a warm glow, and it’s not just because...