Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts

The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to ensure a proper fit. [...]

12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid

Prasad's arguments "misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record." [...]

Here's When to See July's Spectacular Buck Moon, Along With Mars and Venus

July's full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will fill the sky on July 10. [...]

Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space

The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens. [...]

"Million-year-old" fossil skulls from China are far older—and not Denisovans

The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China. [...]

A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces

Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration. [...]

The Strawberry Moon Appears Tonight, but This Full Moon Isn't Pink at All

The first full moon of the summer gets its name from a Native American source. [...]

Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect. [...]

China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital Refueling of a Satellite

The SJ-21 and SJ-25 satellites “merged” on July 2 and have remained together since then. [...]