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• Termite Evolution Driven by Global Extinctions and Breakthrough Soil-Digestion Innovations According to Genomic Study

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have mapped the evolutionary timeline of termites, identifying two major diversification pulses following global ex...

• Biophysics Breakthrough: Georgia Tech Researchers Unveil "Purse String" Mechanism Behind Embryonic Neural Tube Closure

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Health Technology

  Physicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in collaboration with University College London (UCL), have identified the mechanical rules governing neural tube closure in earl...

• Berkeley Biologists Discover Sunbirds Use Unique Tongue Suction to Slurp Nectar Unlike Hummingbirds

  Published: Apr 14, 2026

  Section: Research

  A study led by University of California, Berkeley researchers reveals that sunbirds employ a previously unknown tongue suctioning mechanism to consume nectar. This discovery marks...

• Columbia University researchers find mosquito "fullness" is controlled by the rectum, not the brain

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  In a surprising reversal of biological expectations, scientists have discovered that the signal telling a female mosquito to stop biting humans originates in its hindgut. The resea...

• Recovery of humpback whale populations shifts reproductive success toward older experienced males

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A twenty year study of South Pacific humpback whales reveals that as the species rebounds from commercial whaling, older males are increasingly dominating paternity. Researchers fo...

• Older Male Humpback Whales Reclaim Reproductive Dominance as Populations Recover From Centuries of Whaling

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Natural Sciences

  A new study from the University of St Andrews reveals that the reproductive landscape of humpback whales has shifted significantly as the species recovers from commercial exploitat...

• Biomechanical Breakthrough: Scientists Reveal How Horses "Sing and Whistle" Simultaneously

  Published: Feb 25, 2026

  Section: Natural Sciences

  A study published in Current Biology has solved the long-standing mystery of the horse whinny, revealing that horses utilize a rare phenomenon called "biphonation." By simultaneous...