These sperm whales join forces to help a newborn calf

Microscopic robots navigate ‘artificial spacetimes’

Fish are harder, better, faster, stronger together

Massive tropical bat is surprisingly family oriented, rare videos show

The largest map of the universe ever created

Watch an earthquake split a hillside in two

Elephants gesture to signal what they want—just like us

Octopuses fall for the ‘rubber arm’ illusion, just like us

Science stories for young readers

Google alerts offer quick, cheap earthquake warnings

Octopuses ‘taste’ harmful microbes with their suckers

How scientists are trying to improve service dog training

Origin and radiation of squids revealed by digital fossil-mining

Will your car hit that deer? Depends on your headlight bulbs—and the deer’s personality

Clearest ever images of Sun’s corona reveal ‘raindrops’ of dancing plasma

ChatGPT spits out surprising insight in particle physics

Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia 

Tales from an Italian crypt

Ocean simulation game reveals how seals navigate underwater

New weapons against a sexual scourge

Watch a tower of worms wriggle like a single organism

Mussels hold tight, but let go with ease

Human eyes have never seen the Sun’s south pole—until now

Triumph of calculation helps resolve particle mystery

This octopus grew a ninth arm—which soon developed a mind of its own

Bees learn to dance

How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?

Large language models do science

Chimpanzee drumming may give clues to the roots of rhythm

Lotions and fragrances hamper the body’s protective oxidation cloud

Most bees live underground. X-ray images reveal how they build their nests

Custom gene editing shows promise for ultrarare diseases

This circuit board made from leaves would prevent millions of tons of e-waste

Watch cuttlefish communicate—with enthusiastic gestures

Scientists ‘blow up’ brains 16 times their size to map neurons with superfine detail

Xenotransplants set new records

Unusual dinosaur tracks in Scotland reveal an ancient watering hole

Fruit flies may enjoy taking carousels for a spin

Fear contagion

Rice that beats the heat

This tiny, newborn caterpillar buzzes to defend its territory

These spiders capture their prey with deadly accurate slingshot traps

How squirrels squash their thirst

Face to face with a Denisovan

Colossal squid filmed in its natural habitat for the first time

Scientists capture rare footage of baby polar bears emerging from dens

Neurons make a deadly donation to cancer cells

Listen to the first sounds ever known to be made by sharks