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Plants & Animals Jun 23, 2026

This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants

There's more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal sheet webs or tangled cobwebs that ensnare crawling insects.

Environment Jun 23, 2026

Summer's silent killer: Why the world's heat waves are a global health emergency

Heat is no longer a future climate risk. It is already here.

Bio & Medicine Jun 23, 2026

Branched silver sensor offers more sensitive light-based drug measurements in blood plasma

Medications can save lives, yet for some drugs, the concentration in a patient's bloodstream determines whether a treatment is effective or whether harmful side effects may occur. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic ...

Plants & Animals Jun 23, 2026

Horseshoe bats use echolocation to separate background echoes from those of fluttering prey

Many bat species emit echolocation calls and use the returning echoes to find their way, detect the presence of fluttering insects, and locate and catch them. A new study investigated this behavior in greater horseshoe bats ...

Environment Jun 23, 2026

Hundreds of schools close as UK braces for record-breaking heat wave

The UK braced for a record-breaking heat wave Tuesday as hundreds of schools closed early for the next two days and train companies slashed services.

Plants & Animals Jun 23, 2026

Although woodland salamanders have looked the same for millions of years, their physiology has evolved rapidly

For her doctoral dissertation, Yale's Nathalie Alomar decided to study a small amphibian that appeared to have eluded the forces of evolution. She found that there is more to its evolution than meets the eye.

Ecology Jun 23, 2026

Restoring African landscapes with indigenous food-bearing trees

Deforestation is a major problem across Africa. It is widely recognized that deforestation harms biodiversity, but tree loss also harms dietary quality, as nutritious fruits, nuts, seeds and leaves disappear from the landscape. ...

Evolution Jun 22, 2026

How cyanobacteria developed photosynthetic membranes over the course of evolution

A new study provides the first insights into how thylakoid membranes—the internal compartments where oxygen-producing photosynthesis takes place—emerged during evolution. By comparing the genomes of cyanobacteria with and ...

Plants & Animals Jun 22, 2026

Four new chameleon species found on Mozambique's mountaintop 'sky islands'

Tropical rainforest patches perched on isolated granite mountains in northern Mozambique have yielded four new species of sylvan chameleons, according to a new study by Prof. Krystal A. Tolley and Dr. Werner Conradie, recently ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 22, 2026

Ordinary enzyme that evolves into 'control switch' reveals tuberculosis weak spot

Researchers at the University of Surrey have identified a protein that acts as a control switch, preventing Mycobacterium tuberculosis from accessing the energy sources it needs to survive. The discovery points to a specific ...

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