Bears’ gut summer bacteria are more diverse and include species that tend to promote energy storage than are the bacteria that live in them during their hibernation. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A new review paper emphasizes the crucial role birds play in helping trees colonize new habitats—especially in the face of a changing climate. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The newly discovered Himalayan forest thrush looks a great deal like the alpine thrush, but its far silkier song stylings gave it away as a potential new species. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Although scientists have intensively studied household pests, almost nothing has been done to survey everyone else—and everyone else turns out to be the silent majority -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A tiny primate, the marmoset, appears to process pitch perception the same way we do, implying that the ability evolved in a common ancestor at least 40 million years ago. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Ant colonies work without central control. Knowing how they do this might help us understand other systems that have no leader, from brains to the Internet -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com