The orchid and the fruit fly – Scientists discover unique new relationship between plant and animal

The mutualistic relationship between Gastrodia foetida and its pollinators, both of which feed mainly on fungi. The flowers give off a mushroom-like smell that attracts the flies. When the flies feed on the flowers, pollen grains attach to their spines (1). When the fly leaves one flower and visits another to lay eggs, the attached […]

How scientists engineered a transparent octopus with its brain in plain sight

Becoming invisible usually requires magic. For some inch-sized squid, all it takes is a little genetic tweaking. When these squid are genetically altered, “they’re really hard to spot,” even for their keepers, says Joshua Rosenthala senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. “We know we’re putting it in this aquarium, but […]

Fidelity’s crypto strategy has paid off

CEO Abby Johnson recently approved a measure allowing Fidelity clients to add Bitcoin to their retirement portfolio. Barry Chin—The Boston Globe/Getty Images If you ask someone to describe Fidelity Investments, they will probably use words like “big, boring and safe.” That’s an accurate description of the Boston-based financial giant, which manages more than $4 trillion […]