Researchers assemble error-free genomes of 16 animals--with another 70,000 coming up

The New Breed review: The case for treating robots as animals

Reducing light pollution doesn't only help humans see the stars—it avoids unintended harm to animals. Baby sea turtles can mistake city lights for moonlight and crawl into traffic or storm drains, and a study showed Manhattan's Sept. 11th memorial light affected the behavior of over 1 million birds.

Marine animals inspire new approaches to structural topology optimization