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Image changes that would get a paper retracted are widespread among suppliers.

"Mummified remains sold online exhibit signs of biodeterioration, yet sellers provide no safety guidance."

Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.

New study finds that the tusks have not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions.

In a recent study, evolution gets even messier than usual.

fMRI scans show happiness, fear, anger, and sadness have distinct brain activity patterns in doggy brains.

Collagen and calcium work in tandem to achieve varying mechanical properties of different kinds of mucus.

This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected hosts prefer the mosses as death sites.

A new study shows how the big cats cause deer to move away from roads and deeper into the forest, where they pose less of a hazard to motorists.

Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.

Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but his internet fame presents a new threat.

Lab students were supposed to ID a mild germ. They all identified a deadly pathogen.

Beluga whales were in danger of getting euthanized after a Canadian theme park went bust. WIRED spoke with some of the scientists behind the groundbreaking rescue mission.

Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada.

Google's AlphaFold can help ID what parts of a gene editing protein enable mistakes.

“We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.”

A single chemical made by mole-rat queens enforces the social order.

Male dragonflies' dramatic aerial combat maneuvers emerge from relatively simple vision-based rules.

A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our planet’s climate.

It only works for a few divisions thanks to a lot of added materials.