Bacterial compounds may be as good as DEET at repelling mosquitoes

A bacterium’s metabolic by-products are as effective as DEET in deterring Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Here’s how the record-breaking government shutdown is disrupting science

The partial government shutdown is taking many U.S. scientists out of commission and putting up hurdles…

Studies can be in vitro, in vivo and now ‘in fimo’ — in ****

Scientists have coined a new term — “in fimo” — to describe studies focused on feces.

4 ways to tackle ocean trash besides Ocean Cleanup’s broken system

Here are three approaches to reducing ocean pollution that might be more effective than a controversial…

Satellites make mapping hot spots of ammonia pollution easier

There’s a more accurate way to estimate ammonia emissions.

DNA tests of Lassa virus mid-outbreak helped Nigeria target its response

New technology for analyzing genetic data quickly in the field guided how Nigeria dealt with an…

This scientist watches meat rot to decipher the Neandertal diet

This scientist is studying how meat changes as it rots to figure out what Neandertals might…

More plants survived the world’s greatest mass extinction than thought

Fossil plants from Jordan reveal more plant lineages that made it through the Great Dying roughly…

Zapping the spinal cord helped paralyzed people learn to move again

A handful of people paralyzed from spinal cord injuries have learned to walk again.

Endangered northern bettongs aren’t picky truffle eaters

Without the northern bettong, the variety of Australia’s truffle-producing fungi could take a hit, a new…