Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
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Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
A new show at New York’s Museum of Art and Design celebrates olfaction and the science behind modern perfume making.
Using satellite data, researchers calculate that mountain pine beetle infestations raise summertime temperatures in British Columbia’s pine forests by 1 degree Celsius.
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests
Record fish die-offs in the Midwest call for a fresh look at how humans are disrupting the planet’s essential water cycle.
Bees, sheep, and chimps are just a few of the animals known to self-medicate. Can they teach us about maintaining our own health?
Biomedical researchers would benefit from emulating the logically rigorous reasoning of the late Alan Turing, British mathematician, computer scientist, and master cryptographer.
Remote sensing helps control an invasive giant weed that threatens ecosystems and border security.
Music videos could be helpful tools for science communication and education, but anti- and pseudoscience activists are also using this medium to spread their views.