Altruism in birds: When magpies work together
Wily birds outwit scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices
Some electric fish, like great orators, pause for effect
Mormyrids know how to create that shocking tension while communicating with fellow fish
Nanotech with some concrete solutions
Researchers find out that nanomaterials reduce the cement used in construction, thus reducing its carbon footprint
When giant millipedes walked the Earth
The fossil of Arthopleura, an invertebrate that could tower over a modern human, shows how the giant bug thrived for 45 million years
Trojan bacterial army brings down tumors
Working from within, modified germs expose cancer cells to an attack from the immune system