
Health & Medicine
Like bloodhounds, worms are sniffing out human cancers
Scents emitted by diseased cells may usher in a new era of safe, low-cost screening tests for cancer and other illnesses.
Scents emitted by diseased cells may usher in a new era of safe, low-cost screening tests for cancer and other illnesses.
Migration involves the movement of animals or people from one place to another.
Sponges are favorite spots for bacteria, partly because of the mixed-housing environment that the cleaner-uppers offer microbes.
Mosquitoes not only see colors, but also prefer certain ones, such as the hues of human skin.
Birds that nest in holes face stiff competition for nest sites. Some use feathers, also found where predators have made a kill, to keep rivals away.
For the first time, scientists observed that orcas can kill blue whales by using the same hunting techniques that have worked on other large whales.
Emissions from cars and trucks make it harder for insects to find flowers. That in turn reduces flower visits and pollination, a new study finds.
This word can refer to rotting flesh or the transformation of radioactive atoms.
Totally unexpected, it’s far, far larger than any other known community of nesting fish — fully one-third larger than the area of Washington, D.C.
Instead of warming the climate, methane gas can be collected to help farmers. Along the way, it may also save some fish.