Articles by

Jake Buehler

These Newly Discovered Cells Breathe in Two Ways

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Take a deep breath. A flow of air...

Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation

Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to...

The mysterious, extinct ‘Fuegian dog’ was actually a semi-tame fox

A strange and mysterious extinct dog breed from far southern South America might not have been a...

Around the world, birds sing longer in light-polluted areas

Light pollution makes birds work overtime.A behavioral analysis of nearly 600 bird species suggests that light pollution...

A child’s biological sex may not always be a random 50-50 chance

Some people may be predisposed to having children of just one sex. That’s the conclusion of new...

Greenland sled dog DNA is a window into the Arctic’s archaeological past

A millennium-long story about Greenland is written in the genes of the island’s sled dogs. A new genomic...

Preemptively cutting rhinos’ horns cuts poaching

Rhino poaching may be substantially reduced by removing the reason so many rhinos are poached in the...

Aussie cockatoos use their beaks and claws to turn on water fountains

On a hot day, a few glugs from a park drinking fountain can be a major relief...