A spider of the Argiope bruennichi species sits in the center of the web. She has made stabilimenta in the “normal” orientation.
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Embellishments called stabilimenta helped propagate waves along simulated spider webs when prey landed on them, shedding new light on these decorative structures.

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Bat perching upside down in a cave.

Some Bats Buzz Like Hornets to Deter Predators

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Voles Trim Tall Grass to Prevent Attacks

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Making Waves and Avoiding Beaks

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Some Mammals May Use Specialized Hairs to Detect Predators’ Heat

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Male Snakes Cannibalizing Females Present Evolutionary Puzzle

A gray wolf runs along a road on a dreary day with pine trees in the distance

Few Car Crashes with Deer in Wisconsin, Perhaps Thanks to Wolves

When Pursuing Prey, Bats Tune Out the World

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Image of an infant’s feet that are visible in a hospital incubator.

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The World's Densest Bones

Image of a woman with her hands across her stomach. She has a look of discomfort on her face. There is a blown up image of her stomach next to her and it has colorful butterflies and gut bacteria all swarming within the gut.

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Image of a woman with her hands across her stomach. She has a look of discomfort on her face. There is a blown up image of her stomach next to her and it has colorful butterflies and gut bacteria all swarming within the gut.
November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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