A simulation built using data from honeybees suggests that large locust swarms, like the one pictured here, could produce as much electricity as a storm cloud. John Carnemolla/Getty By Darren Incorvaia October 31, 2022 at 10:00 am You might feel a spark when you talk...

Aye-ayes aren’t the most photogenic creatures under the best of circumstances. But caught in the dead of night, hunched over with several centimeters of finger stuck up its nose, this bizarre primate looks positively haunting. © A.-C. Fabre By Maria Temming November...

Polar bears (two pictured) can walk easily across slippery surfaces. Brian McMahon/Unsplash By Meghan Rosen November 1, 2022 at 8:01 pm Tiny “fingers” can help polar bears get a grip. Like the rubbery nubs on the bottom of baby socks, microstructures on the bears’ paw...

The first of King Tutankhamun’s three nested coffins is shown on September 21, 2019, awaiting restoration in a lab at the new Grand Egyptian Museum outside Cairo. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images By Bruce Bower November 2, 2022 at 7:00 am One hundred years ago,...

Radiation-tolerant bacteria similar to this Deinococcus radiodurans would be particularly well-suited to surviving Mars’ harsh, freezing environment, a new study suggests. Michael J. Daly/USU By Sid Perkins November 2, 2022 at 9:00 am Radiation-tolerant microbes might...