Phie Jacobs

NIH director defends interagency plan as “100% aligned with our public health mission”

Low gravity puts a bounce in the step of humans and rodents alike

An “approximate” sense of Earth’s magnetic fields means the animals must occasionally reorient during long ocean voyages

A transformable palm-sized rover achieved fully autonomous locomotion and imaging on the lunar surface.

Science chats with researchers about a new method of assessing canine “handedness” and what it reveals about your pup’s health and personality

Shrunken forelimbs were likely a byproduct of large, powerful skulls—with one notable exception

Hidden chambers may provide Mediterranean monk seals refuge from tourists

Giant cephalopods may have rivaled marine reptiles as apex predators during the age of the dinosaurs

Despite missing his entire upper beak, Bruce the kea is winning at life

Approach could help reveal which migrating species are most vulnerable to wind turbines and light pollution