Health
Bad memories drive lab rats to rescue drenched companions faster
Empathy motivates rats to free each other from an upsetting wet cage, and they do it more quickly if they have experienced the unpleasant situation themselves
News
Health
To help people with autism, researchers must first listen to us
Opinion
Life
Men (Dis)connected: Philip Zimbardo’s lament on the male
Culture
Health
The next plague: How many mutations are we away from disaster?
Features
Can we do without animal research? Not yet
Opinion
Life
It hurts to be human: Why pain is fundamentally different for us
Opinion
Environment
Microbes found at bottom of ocean are our long-lost relatives
News
Health
Human bat uses echoes and sounds to see the world
News
Life
Rock-forming microbes may be suited for life on other planets
News
Zoologger: Kinky frogs build secret underwater sex chambers
A new species of frog shops around for the best sites to build a secret boudoir to give couples privacy and keep their offspring safe
News
Life
The Least Likely Man celebrates a genetic-code-breaking genius
Culture
The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction
News
Life
The first complex life on Earth got eaten to extinction
News
Life
The Vital Question: Finding answers about the origin of life
Culture