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A 100,000-year-old skull has a hole that reflects genetic mutations from inbreeding—likely a common behavior for our ancestors
March 19, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Their internal circadian rhythms keep them crowing on schedule, even when the lights are turned off
March 18, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Mariana Trench may serve as a seafloor nutrient trap, supporting remarkable numbers of microorganisms
March 17, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Ribbon worms swallow prey whole, grease themselves with their mucus to slide quickly through mud, split into thousands of new worms if repeatedly severed, and much more
March 15, 2013
| By Emily Frost
A research fellow at the University of Melbourne has found a sneaky way to convert math haters to math lovers. He turns complex geometries into art
March 15, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
An app allows boat travelers to track declining levels of phytoplankton, a microscopic organism at the base of the marine food chain
March 15, 2013
| By Claire Martin
In honor of Save a Spider Day, we've picked the best photo contest submissions that showcase the beauty of spiders across the globe
Insect keeper Dan Babbitt of the Natural History Museum explains what makes spiders so cool
March 14, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
A study of fossils of prehistoric birds suggests two sets of wings—one set on the creature's hind legs—helped avians stay aloft
March 14, 2013
| By Marina Koren
As you celebrate today's holiday, here's a history of notable moments in the irrational number's past
March 14, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
When an algorithm-driven light show took over the Bay Bridge last week, it was the latest example of how much technology is transforming how cities look.
March 14, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
A look at the space shuttle toilet and "the deepest, darkest secret about space flight"
March 13, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Measuring how coral fluorescence changes may serve as an early indicator of the declining health of a reef
March 13, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
An intriguing study involving puppet shows suggests that infants dislike those who are different from themselves
March 13, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Neanderthal brains had more capacity devoted to vision and body control, with less left over for social interactions and complex cognition
March 12, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Zookeepers show that it is possible to teach an old otter new tricks
March 13, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
The spectacular aurora borealis is inspiring artists to create light installations, musical compositions, food and fashion
March 12, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Your publicly available "likes" can tell others a lot you wouldn't expect—including your political views, sexual orientation and religion
March 11, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The smog-filled valley recently hosted NASA planes that tested air quality to help calibrate future satellite efforts to measure air pollution
March 08, 2013
| By Claire Martin
A new exhibit at the National Archives highlights an interesting decade—one that gave rise to the environmental movement and some awkward fashion
March 08, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
More and more scientific research is showing that sleep is more important to our state of mind--and body--than we ever could have imagined.
March 08, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Deep channels, buried under lava but now mapped with satellite data, give hints to the planet's violent, wet and recent past
March 07, 2013
| By Marina Koren
The drug, naturally present in coffee and citrus plant nectars, is shown to improve honeybees' long-term memory
March 07, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
From a caterpillar to the Milky Way, the ten finalists in the contest's Natural World category capture the peculiar, the remarkable and the sublime
March 07, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Research shows that cities can cut emissions by 70 percent; check out the ones striving their hardest to curb their carbon appetites
March 07, 2013
| By Claire Martin
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