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Photo shows a furry bat, caught mid-flap with wings wide, flying behind a small moth.
Living World

Prey tell: How moths elude bats

Millions of years of coevolution have given the insects a bag of tricks to escape their predators — from signal-jamming and decoys to acoustic camouflage

Underwater photograph of a colorful coral reef with a lionfish in the foreground.
Living World

Can probiotics protect corals from problems like bleaching?

Lab experiments suggest that a dose of carefully selected microbes may boost the health of these reef-building creatures and their symbiotic algae

Photo shows a colorful collection of more than a dozen different sized insects atop a white background.
Living World

Why are there so many beetle species?

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree

Women and men, some with baskets of berries on their heads, harvest coffee from lush rows of trees, taller shade trees are visible in the background.
Food & Environment

How shade coffee lends conservation a hand

When managed in the right way, the farms that provide our morning brew can be a refuge for plant and animal biodiversity

A dark-haired dog with white around its muzzle is standing with its mouth open. A small treat is in the air; the dog is preparing to catch it in its mouth.
Health & Disease

Inside the brains of aging dogs

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age

Photograph of three people in hiking gear walking on gravel alongside a winding creek. There are conifers growing to the side, and clouds plus a large body of water in the distance.
Living World

As glaciers retreat, new streams for salmon

Ecologist Sandy Milner has traveled to Alaska for decades to study the development of streams flowing from melting glaciers. He’s seen insects move in, alders and willows spring up, and spawning fish arrive in thousands.

Conceptual illustration of envy. A set of balance scales in the middle, with a sour-looking person sitting on the floor in the dark on the left. That person is looking enviously at a person on the right side of the scales, who is standing in a spotlight smiling brightly and and wearing a “First Place” rosette.
The Mind

The two sides of envy at work

When workers feel envious of their peers, it can undermine collaborations — or inspire them to do better on the job. Can organizations harness the green gremlin to boost productivity?

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