Paleontology typically conjures images of digging up dusty bones in the field. So why is paleontologist Thomas Clements watching fish rot in the laboratory? Clements specializes in taphonomy, a subfield within paleontology that deals with the process of fossilization. To understand why some tissues become fossils while others decay away, he sometimes has to get his hands dirty.

Read my whole story at The Scientist: Researchers Watch Fish Rot, For Science.

Dogs possess the ability to be creative, according to a new study. Pet dogs performed similarly to dolphins when asked to creatively come up with a new behavior, adding to the growing literature on dog

Read more at my Animal Minds blog: Dogs Demonstrate Creativity, Too.

Nectar-eating bats have muzzles full of long, forward-facing whiskers. New research shows how they use the sense of touch when hovering to feed at flowers.

Read the whole story at my Animal Minds blog: Bats’ Whiskers Aid in Feeding From Flowers.

For more than 100 years, bottlenose dolphins have cooperated with artisanal net-casting fishers in Laguna, Brazil, to catch migratory fish called mullet. In a new study, scientists investigated the mechanisms that allow this mutually beneficial relationship to exist and asked whether it can persist in the face of current and predicted environmental and cultural changes.

Read the whole story at my Animal Minds blog: Dolphins and Humans Partner to Catch Fish.

In February 2022, President Biden announced new Cancer Moonshot goals: reducing cancer mortality by 50% in the next 25 years and improving the lives of people with cancer and cancer survivors. This next phase emphasizes steps Americans themselves can take, such as resuming cancer screenings missed during the pandemic and participating in research. Another priority is supporting diversity at all levels of cancer research and care to help ensure better outcomes for all Americans.

Read more about the new Cancer Moonshot at IEEE Pulse: The Cancer Moonshot Enters a New Phase.