Dolphins May Remember Personal Experiences

By Alejandra Manjarrez

Bottlenose dolphins can recall trivial details of a prior event to later solve a novel task, a study finds, suggesting these mammals are capable of episodic memory.

Moving Sea Turtle Eggs May Affect Hatchling Development

By Margaret Osborne

Hatchlings from eggs incubated in a natural nest were larger, exhibited faster neuronal development, and performed better on a motor activity test than those from eggs that were incubated in a hatchery, a study finds.

Small Wearable Patch Performs Continuous Ultrasound

By Catherine Offord

A device designed by researchers at MIT can image the wearer’s internal organs for up to 48 hours, even as that person exercises, so long as they stay wired up to imaging equipment.

Gaia Theorist James Lovelock Dies at 103

By Andy Carstens

Lovelock’s environmental research improved humanity’s understanding of pollutants, but he’s best-known for his hypothesis that Earth behaves like a self-regulating organism, which changed how scientists view the planet.

Researchers Probe Genetics Behind a Lizard’s Odd Immune System

By Hannah Thomasy

Deletions in the sleepy lizard genome leave it without an important type of T cells found in most other vertebrates.

 Update: AlphaFold to Release Structures of Nearly Every Known Protein

Infographic: Nutrient Scarcity Drives Phase Separation in Bacteria

The Naked Eye Can Spy This Enormous Bacterium

Webinar: Harnessing Stem Cells to Treat Disease

By The Scientist Creative Services Team

Kim Vanuytsel and Ryan Flannigan discuss the cutting-edge technologies they incorporate to improve stem cell-based therapies for various disorders, including cancer and infertility.

Video: Illuminating Fluorescent Experiments

By Tecan

Discover how scientists match fluorophores and detectors for accurate measurements.

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