Do Insects Feel Pain? New Cricket Study Suggests the Answer Might Be Yes
When researchers applied a warm probe to cricket antennae, the insects carefully groomed the sore spot for a long time — behaviour scientists say could be a sign of real pain. Here is what the discovery means for how we think about tiny creatures.
Crabs Have Walked Sideways for 200 Million Years — And Scientists Just Found Out Why
A new study traced the crab's famous sideways walk all the way back to one single ancient ancestor from the Jurassic period. Here's what scientists discovered — and why it matters.
A Tree Hidden in Brazil's Forgotten Rainforest Could Help Us Fight COVID-19
Scientists discovered that leaves from a Brazilian rainforest tree contain chemicals that attack COVID-19 in multiple ways at once — and might even work against HIV. Here's why that's a big deal.
Fossil Teeth Reveal That Dinosaur Parents Fed Their Young Special Meals — Just Like Modern Birds
By studying the worn surfaces of Maiasaura teeth, scientists discovered that dinosaur parents likely brought softer, more nutritious food to their babies — a parenting behavior previously associated with birds.
Fossil Beaks Reveal a 60-Foot Octopus That May Have Ruled the Ancient Ocean
A new study using fossilized jaws — and AI — has revealed that a prehistoric octopus called Nanaimoteuthis haggarti grew to extraordinary sizes, potentially rivaling the ocean's most fearsome vertebrate predators.
Scientists Found a Microscopic Creature That Rewrites One of Biology's Oldest Rules
A tiny organism pulled from a pond at Oxford University has a genetic code unlike anything scientists have seen before — and it's making researchers rethink how flexible life really is.