Articles by

Susan Milius

Watch: Recent microbial discoveries are changing our view of life on Earth

Citations F. Burki et al.  The new tree of eukaryotes. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Vol. 35, January 2024, p. 43....

Honeybees waggle to communicate. But to do it well, they need dance lessons

In a castaway test setup, groups of young honeybees figuring out how to forage on their own...

Orca moms baby their adult sons. That favoritism pays off — eventually

Among some killer whale moms, lifelong feeding for adult sons but not daughters could be a long-term...

How plant ‘muscles’ fold up a mimosa leaf fast

Call them plant motors. Or plant muscles. Tiny bulges of specialized cells in a mimosa plant can...