Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the type of trees affected by Phanerochaete velutina. A species of wood-eating fungus didn't need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying ...

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After decades of frustration, machine-learning tools are unlocking a treasure trove of acoustic data for ecologists. A small songbird soars above Ithaca, New York, on a September night. He is one of 4 ...

How can we study Mars here on Earth? We talked to Dr. Jim Zimbelman, a planetary geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, to find out! From his start in science to the future of ...