Author: Erin Garcia de Jesus

Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought.

A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.

Bacteria may build a memory of herbivore attack in the soil and coax new plants to attract wasps to rein in destructive pests.

Animals searching for water brought the forest to the city, perhaps sparking Brazil’s first yellow fever outbreak in decades.

In fiction, photographic memories crack the case or save the day. But our brains can’t hold on to everything — and that’s a good thing.