The Why Files

Bye-Bye Why Files whyfiles.org/2016/bye-bye-wh…

Rodent is faithful, monogamous. Or he strays. Why? whyfiles.org/2015/rodent-is-…

Fruit Fly Flight - Precise, rapid control needed. How fast, how rapid? whyfiles.org/2015/fruit-fly-…

Ancient wax: It came from bees! Cooking pots reveal traces of beeswax whyfiles.org/2015/ancient-wa…

Atlantic cod: Decline mirrors warming sea whyfiles.org/2015/atlantic-c…

Plankton swim, then fly - Are these the smallest critters able to break through the water? whyfiles.org/2015/plankton-s…

Male contraceptive: One step ahead whyfiles.org/2015/male-contr…

California's drought: Blame it on soaring demand for water whyfiles.org/2015/california…

Tropical mountain diversity: species rise from below, but also travel from afar whyfiles.org/2015/tropical-m…

Jumping on water: Water strider shows the way whyfiles.org/2015/jumping-on…

Australian "dragon." If it's hot, eggs hatch with female genitalia but male genetics. whyfiles.org/2015/australian…

How baboons decide - Shared decision making about where to go shows primate logic at its best! whyfiles.org/2015/how-baboon…

Eurasia's genetic landscape unraveled: Broad picture matches spread of Indo-European languages whyfiles.org/2015/eurasias-g…

Sleep: It can enhance memories! Sound cues reactivate, strengthen memories whyfiles.org/2015/sleep-it-c…

New species explore biological limits Celebrating Linnaeus, who invented modern species naming whyfiles.org/2015/new-specie…

How climate drives bird migration whyfiles.org/2015/how-climat…

First animal ancestor discovered in deep mud! whyfiles.org/2015/first-anim…

Bombardier beetle spray-bottle explained at last! whyfiles.org/2015/bombardier…

Drought + food = instability? Different lessons from California, Syria, Egypt and China whyfiles.org/2015/drought-fo…