60-Second Science Scientific American

Some dog population genetics show similarities to ours, such as in the ability to digest grains, but other lineages differ.  

The prospect of death by giant hornet has pushed some Asian honeybees to resort to a poop-based defense system

Unlike humans, wolves can subsist on protein alone for months—so scientists say we may have lobbed leaner leftovers their way. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Researchers help farmers in Namibia avoid costly cattle losses by tracking big cat hangouts

Linguist Ben Zimmer says the pandemic has turned us all into amateur epidemiologists utilizing terms such as “superspreader” and “asymptomatic.” Christopher Intagliata reports.

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the world, including one from Panama about the toll lightning takes on tropical trees.