Enlarge this image A bit of lapis lazuli — a rich blue pigment — is trapped within a central tooth’s dental tartar…
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Enlarge this image Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is a mainstay of genetics and biology labs. Courtesy of Marcus Stensmyr hide…
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Octopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy
by Nell Greenfieldboyce September 20, 2018Enlarge this image Friend or foe? A California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) gives observers the eye at the Marine Biological Laboratory in…
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What’s Mine Is Yours, Sort Of: Bonobos And The Tricky Evolutionary Roots Of Sharing
by Nell Greenfieldboyce September 11, 2018Enlarge this image A 17-year-old male bonobo eats while his son watches in the Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo.…
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Too Frail To Retire? Humans Ponder The Fate Of Research Chimps
by Nell Greenfieldboyce August 28, 2018Enlarge this image Chimps use sticks to poke into a mock termite mound to taste a sweet substance placed in the mound…
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Enlarge this image Previous research has shown that babies in the first year of life understand that certain individuals tend to win…
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Enlarge this image sorbetto/Getty Images sorbetto/Getty Images Leaders can have many different styles — just compare President Donald Trump to Malala Yousafzai…
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Report For Defense Department Ranks Top Threats From ‘Synthetic Biology’
by Nell Greenfieldboyce June 19, 2018Enlarge this image Modern tools of biology could allow someone to recreate a dangerous virus, such as smallpox, from scratch. Dr. Hans…