Articles by

Darren Incorvaia

The fruit fly revolutionized biology. Now it’s boosting science in Africa

When Amos Abolaji returned to Nigeria from a year abroad, he brought home a strange souvenir —...

Beneficial bacteria help these marine worms survive extreme cold

Antarctic marine worms survive with a little help from their bacterial friends. Close relatives of earthworms, polychaetes...

A malaria drug could be used to treat PCOS, a common hormone disorder

A common antimalarial drug could also be used to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome, an endocrine disorder that...

A new gel stops mice from getting too drunk

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could stave off the miserable effects from a night out drinking...

Getting wild mosquitoes back to the lab alive takes a custom backpack

This backpack isn’t typical hiking gear. Look inside and instead of water and snacks, you’ll see swarms...

This orangutan used a medicinal plant on his face wound

With their bright eyes and prominent beards and mustaches, it’s easy to see how orangutans got...

Hibernating bumblebee queens have a superpower: Surviving for days underwater

It’s not easy being a queen — a bumblebee queen, that is. To start her colony in...

By fluttering its wings, this bird uses body language to tell its mate ‘after you’

Be it an arched eyebrow, a shaken head or a raised finger, humans wordlessly communicate complex ideas...