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Save the Amazon, Increase Malaria
People in Brazil living close to forests are 25 times more likely to catch malaria than those living near places where all the trees have been cut down, new research shows
Digging for the Secrets Beneath Antarctica
Scientists have found life in the depths beneath the ice
The World According to Twitter, in Maps
A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
How One Day Everything Could Be Recycled
Mix 3-D printers and biomimicry and what do you get? Products that are as strong, resilient, versatile--and biodegradable--as most things in nature.
June 19, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
A Smithsonian builder takes on the challenge of crafting a kayak following a 4,000-year-old tradition
June 18, 2013
| By Paul Bisceglio
Located in Ontario, Canada, Wolf Lake faces the threat of mining for the next 21 years
June 14, 2013
| By Ryan R. Reed
The ocean bathing the underside of massive sheets of floating ice is slowly melting ice shelves, making them vulnerable to collapse
June 14, 2013
| By Mohi Kumar
Photographer Mike Olbinski captured a massive and rare type of thunderstorm along the Texas panhandle
June 13, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Languages that evolve at high elevations are more likely to include a sound that's easier to make when the air is thinner, new research shows
June 12, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists figured the answers to this and other pressing questions once and for all
June 11, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Special patches of trees shield deer from harsh winter weather, but deer urine stimulates growth of competitive plants in those havens
June 10, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
These mysterious rocks have puzzled scientists for decades—until one geologist found the answer on his kitchen table
June 10, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
Emerging research indicates that low doses of the active chemical psilocybin, found in the fungi, can have positive psychiatric effects
June 10, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
June 07, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Since the last World Oceans Day, we've documented trash in the deep sea, sea snails with acid-weakened shells, high ocean temperatures and more
June 07, 2013
| By Emily Frost
On World Oceans Day, scientist Nancy Knowlton reflects on the health of our seas
June 07, 2013
| By Guest Blogger
Designer and cartographer Kate McLean charts the sweet scents and pungent odors that fill a city's olfactory landscape
June 07, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
No, it's not about learning to live underground for 17 years. It's all about the noise.
June 04, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
Contrary to memes circulating online, lobsters can't live forever—but they do keep growing and growing until they die
June 03, 2013
| By Marina Koren
A century after toucans and toucanets disappeared from patches of Brazilian jungle, trees have evolved to have smaller, weaker seeds
May 30, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Long-buried mosses recently exposed in the wake of a Canadian glacier's retreat are sprouting new growth, a study shows
May 27, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
These award-winning photos, chosen from submissions by photographers in 45 countries, reveal the natural beauty of the night sky
Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights.
May 24, 2013
| By Randy Rieland
People in Brazil living close to forests are 25 times more likely to catch malaria than those living near places where all the trees have been cut down, new research shows
May 23, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
A 2006 drought pushed Syrian farmers to migrate to urban centers, setting the stage for massive uprisings
June 2013
| By Joshua Hammer
Scientists have found life in the depths beneath the ice
June 2013
| By Erica R. Hendry
Rising waters have forced populations to relocate since the dawn of early man
June 2013
| By Brian Fagan
DNA analysis of 166-year-old potato plant leaves has revealed the disease strain that caused the starvation of millions
May 21, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
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