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Don’t Listen to the Buzz: Lobsters Aren’t Actually Immortal
Contrary to memes circulating online, lobsters can't live forever—but they do keep growing and growing until they die
When Large Birds Disappear, Rainforests Suffer
A century after toucans and toucanets disappeared from patches of Brazilian jungle, trees have evolved to have smaller, weaker seeds
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With a surprisingly light touch, the New York City-based photographer instills feelings of solitude in his images of massive glaciers
March 21, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
An inch and a half long with bright red eyes, the swarm of Brood II cicadas is coming
March 20, 2013
| By Colin Schultz
The new technology can be packed into a tiny space, requires no glasses and can project images and video in full color
March 20, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
New data indicate the spacecraft, launched in 1977, has neared interstellar space, more than 11 billion miles away from the Sun
March 20, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Contrary to prior speculation about the elusive creatures, all giant squid belong to a single species and they all share very similar genetics
March 20, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
One of behavioral psychology's most famous scientists was also one of the quirkiest
March 20, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Scientists believe dirt could explain why some of the wealthiest countries suffer from afflictions rarely seen in less-developed nations
April 2013
| By Andrew Curry
If you can’t break the laws of physics, work around them
April 2013
| By Tom Siegfried
The promise of oil has heated up a global argument over the Arctic’s true borders
April 2013
| By Amy Crawford
The spacecraft will run out of power around 2025, but where will it travel to first?
April 2013
| By Ken Croswell
Conference-goers put into verse the ethane lakes on a Saturn moon, the orbital paths of Martian moons and a megachondrule's mistaken identity
March 19, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
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
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