Articles by

Jonathan Lambert

Stunning photos of a vast e-waste dumping ground — and those who make a living off it

The now-demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard in Accra,...

An mRNA vaccine protected mice against deadly intestinal C. difficile bacteria

Clostridioides difficile is a notoriously nasty intestinal bug, with few effective treatments and no approved vaccines. But...

Here’s how an arthropod pulls off the world’s fastest backflip

Move over, Simone Biles. Nature’s gold medalist for backflips is a millimeter-tall arthropod that can barely straddle...

Some people have never gotten COVID-19. An obscure gene may be why

Those who’ve dodged COVID-19 for more than four years may have a newly discovered immune response to...

Malaria parasites can evade rapid tests, threatening eradication goals

Over the last couple of decades, rapid diagnostic tests have emerged as a vital tool in the...

Noise pollution can harm birds even before they hatch

The raucous din of modern life can seriously mess with animals (SN: 2/9/15). Traffic noise can drown...

Male mammals aren’t always bigger than females

The idea that male mammals tend to be larger than females has been scientific dogma since Darwin....