Ebola rapidly evolves to be more transmissible and deadlier
The last Ebola epidemic was the worst ever. But it seems the virus quickly learns to spread more readily, which may make the next outbreak even harder to stop
Desert lizard can sip water from sand through its feet and back
No water in sight? No worries, if you're a thorny devil: you just cover yourself in soggy sand and water starts flowing to your mouth
Are You Ready to Swallow a Pill Full of Poop?
Plants ‘see’ underground by channelling light to their roots
Roots of many plants have light receptors, and now we may have discovered why. They seem to channel light underground using stems as fibre-optic cables
A Chain-Smoking Robot Isn’t Just Hilarious—It’s a Big Deal
What’s Behind the Burn of Warheads Extreme Sour Hard Candy
Bats: The 60-MPH Speed Demons of the Sky
Genetic Architects Untwist DNA’s Turns With Crispr
Fish swims to the same nest each year just like migrating birds
Is it a bird? No, it’s a fish. The shanny returns home to the same nest every year, where it tends to its eggs before they hatch
Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes
Humans are not the only great apes to have had an ancient fling with related species. New evidence shows that chimps carry genes from bonobos