Articles by

Rohini Subrahmanyam

Human-caused earthquakes are real. Here’s why even stable regions can snap

On August 16, 2012, residents of the tiny Dutch village of Huizinge were rattled by an inexplicably...

This flower smells like injured ants — and flies can’t resist it

A Japanese flower lures in its pollinators with a morbid perfume — the scent of injured ants....

This desert beetle runs to cool off

In the hot dunes of Southern Africa’s Namib Desert, the black beetle Onymacris plana runs fast for...

A tardigrade protein helped reduce radiation damage in mice

A protein found in tardigrades — tiny animals less than a millimeter long — can protect mice...

Lizard spit can help detect a rare pancreatic tumor

A molecule in lizard saliva may make it easier to find certain tumors in the pancreas. Insulinomas...