Editors' Picks
The Komodo Dragon is an All-Purpose Killing Machine
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
VIDEO: See a Thought Move Through a Living Fish’s Brain
By using genetic modification and a florescent-sensitive probe, Japanese scientists captured a zebrafish's thought in real-time
African Dung Beetles Navigate At Night Using the Milky Way
A new study shows the tiny feces ball-rolling insects orient themselves by the stars
What Makes the Trout in Ecuador Look Like Salmon?
Aiming to catch a few trout for dinner, the author decides to try his luck at one of the region's many "sport fishing" sites
February 12, 2013
| By Alastair Bland
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Predicted increases in torrential rain and severe drought will force birds in Asia to relocate in search of food and viable habitat, a new study finds
February 08, 2013
| By Claire Martin
Their intuitive sense of the magnetic field surrounding them allow sockeye salmon to circumnavigate obstacles to find their birth stream
February 07, 2013
| By Marina Koren
A juried competition honors photographs, illustrations, videos, posters, games and apps that marry art and science in an evocative way
February 05, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Just as humans scrub off to remove dead skin cells, sweat and dirt from the day, insects also busy themselves to keep clean
February 04, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum
February 04, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
New research shows how owls can swivel their heads around without cutting off blood supply to their brains
February 01, 2013
| By Marina Koren
By using genetic modification and a florescent-sensitive probe, Japanese scientists captured a zebrafish's thought in real-time
January 31, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
The utterly strange-looking creature sees the world with one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom
January 30, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A new study shows that cats--especially feral ones--kill far more birds and small mammals than scientists previously thought
January 29, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Smithsonian museums in the Washington, D.C. area as well as the National Zoo will open at noon Monday, due to inclement weather
January 28, 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
December 28, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
An 8-year old boy; a group of stranded divers; a celebrity's husband: Just a few of the recent victims of Komodo dragon attacks
January 24, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
A new study shows the tiny feces ball-rolling insects orient themselves by the stars
January 24, 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
February 2013
| By Brendan Borrell
Upending 150 years of theory, scientists observed that some barnacles can capture sperm from the water for reproduction
January 17, 2013
| By Emily Frost
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013
| By Megan Gambino
Most of us assume that crustaceans can't feel pain—but new research suggests otherwise
January 16, 2013
| By Marina Koren
Nearly 7 million North American birds - including 13 threatened species - lose their lives through tower collisions each year
January 14, 2013
| By Rachel Nuwer
Chimps are far stronger than we are - but why?
January 14, 2013
| By Rose Eveleth
There are all sorts of animals that we actually have never seen get it on. Squid used to be one of them
January 14, 2013
| By Rose Eveleth
In acidic water, drilling sponges damage scallops twice as quickly, worsening the effects of ocean acidification.
January 10, 2013
| By Hannah Waters
Some argue that tourist safari hunts generate important money for African nations—but can lions afford the loss?
December 07, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
The antlered herd’s population is declining – what’s going on in the Alaskan wilderness?
December 20, 2012
| By Molly Loomis
The world’s most charismatic amphibian is upending the conventional wisdom about evolution
January 2013
| By Helen Fields
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