April 2013's selection of notable quotes
Archaeology can shine needed light on the evolution of our aggressive tendencies.
Researchers show that a bacterium’s self-sacrifice can benefit its community, even when the members are not strongly related.
Transcriptome studies reveal new insights about unusual animals whose genomes have not been sequenced.
A red alga appears to have adapted to extremely hot, acidic environments by collecting genes from bacteria and archaea.
A mysterious case of proteomics plagiarism leads to an odd timeline for a retraction.
Physicists and biologists are working together to understand cooperation at all levels of life, from the cohesion of molecules to interspecies interactions.
The small organ evolved too many times for it to be an accident, but it’s still unclear what it does.
A small insect-eating animal is the common ancestor of whales, elephants, dogs, and humans.
A handful of species have learned how to survive in freezing climates. To do so, the animals must counteract the damaging effects of ice crystal formation, or keep from freezing altogether. Here are a few ways they do it.