Articles by

Bethany Brookshire

Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their pollinators

Vanilla plants could have a future that’s not so sweet. Wild relatives of the vanilla plant —...

Fewer scavengers could mean more zoonotic disease

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the...

A leaf’s geometry determines whether it falls far from its tree

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its...

The best way to cook an egg, according to science

When egg prices are hard-boiling your temper, it’s important to make sure that each egg you make...

Hotter cities? Here come the rats

If your city is getting rattier, climate change may be partially to blame. In an analysis of...

Wild baboons don’t recognize themselves in a mirror

Self-awareness may be beyond primates in the wild. Chimps, organutans and other species faced with a mirror...

Can you actually die of a broken heart?

Passing quietly away from sheer heartbreak is a trope that pops up in myth and fantasy. In...

Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls

Soft diet, weak jaws. If red squirrels eat too many peanuts, their jaws end up weaker...