The orchid mantis’ petal-shaped legs allow it to glide 50% to 200% farther than other invertebrates. #ScienceMagArchives

Physicists have made a splash without the splatter—by bouncing a tiny oil droplet on a vibrating surface. The dramatic effect could be used to control fluids, and might even provide insight into quantum mechanics: https://t.co/992Py7Sz7r

Although the toupee-like feathers on the head of male pheasants help them woo the ladies, the unusual embellishments also render the birds partially blind.

Researchers found evidence that common vampire bats living along Peru’s coast were exposed to H5N1 during a massive outbreak of the virus that started in late 2022.

Newly discovered fossils tie this foot to a primitive human relative known as Australopithecus deyiremeda, an enigmatic contemporary of A. afarensis, whose species included the famed Lucy skeleton.

A new high-resolution modeling project is putting Earth’s future into sharper focus by simulating the churning of the atmosphere and ocean at a level of detail similar to the scale of weather forecasts.

This parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their own queen. Learn more: https://t.co/FKTjVXsUcX

Scientists in Argentina are raising the alarm about a move to modify the country’s landmark glacier protection law.

In a potentially dramatic change to how it chooses what science to fund, NIH is ending a long-running practice at many of its institutes of establishing, and making public, a threshold peer-review score needed for a grant application’s approval.

The World Health Organization supports “spatial repellents” to prevent malaria, but it’s unclear who will pay for them.

A pill form of the GLP-1 drug semaglutide in people with Alzheimer’s showed no slowing of disease progression.

Can a smaller U.S. National Academies remain relevant? A loss of federal support leads to staff layoffs and fewer committees of outside experts.

Regular sports-related impacts could cause brain damage before CTE’s hallmark features appear.

Plant scientists have high hopes for short corn. Learn more: https://t.co/ScjUs29x9r #ScienceMagArchives

Instead of spicing up your #Thanksgiving table this year, why not science it up? Cooking is chemistry, after all.

New studies raise questions about the benefits of adjusting flight paths to minimize jet contrails.

Pigeons may be able to sense magnetic fields via electric currents in their inner ears.

Arguing that the phenomenon of biological tilings is underappreciated and poorly studied, a diverse team of biologists, designers, architects, and engineers has now cataloged 100 examples of these recurring motifs.

State-level mandates have prompted changes and small acts of resistance at some universities. @ScienceCareers

Global greenhouse emissions will soon flatten or decline—a historic moment driven by China’s surge in renewable energy. #LongReads