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A shadow-sensing skill known as skototaxis helps cicadas find trees to molt on.

In a small trial, the simulation pinpoints the source of faulty beats and speeds procedure time.

The fish keeps harmful mutations at bay with a DNA repair trick.

The detailed scans could inspire robots and biomechanical designs.

But the rise of robots and AI may disrupt the sport’s ethos.

As humans return to the Moon, researchers are trying to understand—and thwart—the biological toll of deep-space radiation.

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back for their mother’s milk even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.

Destroying dysfunctional tissue could reset metabolism.

This neurologist is leading clinical efforts to treat the devastating brain disease.