Articles by

Jake Buehler

Genes may shape how long we live more than once thought

The length of your life may depend more upon your genes than scientists thought. Once you remove...

Spider silk-making organs evolved due to a 400-million-year-old genetic oops

Spiders’ ability to spin webs may be one consequence of a really big genetic mistake. A close...

This fish may play a hole in its head like a drum

For the rockhead poacher, the noises are all in its head.  The fish is a pint-size, unassuming...

How cheetah mummies could help bring the species back to Arabia

The fastest land animal on the planet lies frozen in time beneath blistering desert sands. Researchers have...

Botox could be used to fight snakebite

Fighting fire with fire? Try fighting venom with toxins. Botulinum toxin — possibly the deadliest chemical compound...

Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now...

Huge relatives of white sharks lived earlier than thought

Some 115 million years ago, a veritable fleet of giant predators prowled the waters near Australia. There...

Cuddly koalas had a brutal, blade-toothed close cousin

The koalas clambering around eucalyptus canopies may be cuddly herbivores, but their extinct relatives were horrifying predators....