A coral walks into a (sand) bar. This may sound like a joke. But new time-lapse photography shows new details of how a squishy, loner coral polyp without legs manages to “walk.” Instead
Even though immense rains repeatedly pummeled California in 2023, they barely helped recharge aquifers drawn down by decades of drought and human pumping, a new study reveals. About one-third of the water supply
Thanks to their excellent smelling ability, dogs have been used for hundreds of years to hunt down wild game and search for criminals. At airports, they help identify explosives and illicit drugs. In
In the opening scene of The Lion King, animals of every stripe, spot and tusk march in unison across the African plains, bound by an unseen thread of connection. This iconic moment mirrors
Citations B.V. Venkataram Prasad et al. Norovirus replication, host interactions and vaccine advances. Nature Reviews Microbiology. Published online January 17, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41579-024-01144-9. E.N. Atochina-Vasserman et al. Bivalent norovirus mRNA vaccine elicits cellular
Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring approximately 40 to 100 meters wide, will pass very close to Earth in December 2032—and might even strike the planet. Because of its size, speed, and the possibility of
In a flurry of tweets last week, Elon Musk declared that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was “a viper’s nest of radical-left marxists who hate America” and was pure “evil.”
Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of
Got a plant with a boo-boo? Try a plant Band-Aid. A pure form of cellulose produced by bacteria can act as a plant bandage, researchers report, significantly boosting healing and regeneration in plants.
Southern California’s long overdue rainy season is about to go into overdrive. The National Weather Service in Los Angeles has issued a flash-flood watch for heavy rain that will start on Wednesday and
