BiochemistryMarch 14, 2025
Life on Earth May Have Been Jump-Started by ‘Microlightning’
Charged water droplets generate sparks that can forge organic compounds
Stories by Cody Cottier
Cody Cottier is a freelance journalist based in Fort Collins, Colo, who frequently covers evolution and the environment.
AnimalsFebruary 6, 2025
Whale Songs Obey Basic Rules of Human Languages
Humpback whales learn their haunting melodies in much the same way humans learn words
GeneticsJune 21, 2024
Out of Sight, ‘Dark Fungi’ Run the World from the Shadows
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA from fungi that scientists can’t identify