Gray wolves can take on some risky behaviors when infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii . Russell Burden/Photodisc/Getty By Jake Buehler December 6, 2022 at 7:00 am A parasite might be driving some wolves to lead or go solo. Wolves in Yellowstone National Park...

These are the books that Science News staff picked as must-reads of the year. By Science News Staff December 6, 2022 at 9:00 am Books about the pandemic. Books about the ancient past. Books about outer space. These were a few of Science News staff’s favorite reads. If...

Zuul crurivastator (illustrated) and other armored dinosaurs may have battled for social dominance using their bony tail clubs. © Henry Sharpe By Jake Buehler 18 hours ago Tanklike armored dinosaurs probably pummeled each other — not just predators — with huge, bony...

Breweries in Germany shifted from producing ale to producing lager in the 1500s, thanks to the rise of a hybrid yeast called Saccharomyces pastorianus , whose ancestor has now been found in Europe. In 1516, the duchy of Bavaria in Germany imposed a law on its beer...

The Cosmic Cliffs are part of a star-forming region called the Carina Nebula, which is about 7,600 light-years from Earth. Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are seeing many of the nebula’s baby stars for the first time. NASA, ESA, CSA, STSCI/Flickr...