Animals
Black Mamba Venom Beats Morphine as a Painkiller
Black mambas' toxicity turns out to have applications other than rodent-killing
Tree Gangsters Are Killing the Rainforest
Organized criminal syndicates are responsible for most illegal logging, which accounts for up to 30 percent of timber traded globally
This Camera Trap Snared a Bonanza of Indonesian Wildlife
Sit back and enjoy the stunning wildlife of northern Sumatra
Fish to Shrink in Warming Waters
Climate change could lead to a sizable drop in fish sizes in coming decades
Watch From Inside a Mussel As It Gets Eaten by a Distended Sea Star Stomach
Watch from inside a mussel as a hungry sea star descends and dissolves it from the inside
Even Close Subspecies of Migrating Birds Can’t Agree on the Best Route
Scientists in British Columbia attached tiny ‘backpacks’ to birds and mapped their winter migration from Canada to Central America and back again
Stressed Out Species Aren’t Adapting in the Ways We Think They Should
Some animals are adapting to habitat destruction, but not always in the way that we would like
Science Images that Border on Art
This year's Wellcome Image Award winners pull at your "art" strings. The curious seek out the science behind them
Dear Florida: Stop Messing With Mating Manatees
But in Florida, residents are being asked to stop bothering manatees while they're trying to get it on
Track a Great White Shark from Your Computer
Where in the world are Genie and Mary Lee? Two tagged great whites are teaching us about how these giant fish live in the deep
To the Bat Cave!
One conservation group, the Nature Conservancy, has decided to take action against white nose syndrome by setting up a refugee bat cave
NIH Sends Almost One-Fifth of Its Research Chimpanzees Into Retirement
The National Institutes of Health has retired 110 chimpanzees of a total of 563
Top 5 “Science Done Right” Moments in Movies
Directors take note: scientist and author David Kirby commends the accuracy in these popular films
Sea Lions Deliberately Collapse Their Lungs So They Can Dive Deeper
Shutting down their lungs helps sea lions avoid getting the bends
Meet the National Zoo’s Newest Panda Cub
Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a panda cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Meet the World’s Newest Monkey Species
Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world's newest species of monkey
Russian Mammoth Discovery May Lead to Furry Clones
Scientists discovered the remains of a woolly mammoth in Yakutia region on Russia’s Arctic coast
The Best Argument for Saving Threatened Species That Do Not Benefit Humans
A new list of the world's 100 most threatened species challenges the world to care
All Ears! An Underwater Sculpture that Listens
A collaboration between sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and marine biologist Heather Spence aims to track the development of a new coral reef
How Scientists Know the Tar Balls Hurricane Isaac Dredged Up Came From the BP Oil Spill
Scientists confirm that oil strewn by hurricane Isaac derived from BP's blown-out Macondo well
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