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Can Birds Survive Climate Change?
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
Salmon Swim Home Using Earth’s Magnetic Field as a GPS
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
The Year’s Most Outstanding Science Visualizations
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
Why Cockroaches Meticulously Groom Their Antennae
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
Honey, I Blew Up the Bugs
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
Solving the Mystery of Owls’ Head-Turning Abilities
New research shows how owls can swivel their heads around without cutting off blood supply to their brains
February 01, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
How Long Can Turtles Stay Underwater and Other Questions From Our Readers
You asked? We answered
February 2013 |
By Smithsonian magazine
The Komodo Dragon is an All-Purpose Killing Machine
A visit to one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations could be your last
February 2013 |
By Brendan Borrell
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
January 31, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
How the Star-Nosed Mole ‘Sees’ With Its Ultra-Sensitive Snout
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
Feral Cats Kill Billions of Small Critters Each Year
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
The Most Infamous Komodo Dragon Attacks of the Past 10 Years
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
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
January 24, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Gory Details of Artist Katrina van Grouw’s Unfeathered Birds
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
Communication Towers Are Death Traps for Threatened Bird Species
Nearly 7 million North American birds - including 13 threatened species - lose their lives through tower collisions each year
January 14, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Beautiful Artwork Cut Out of Feathers
A clever artist uses a scalpel and tweezers to cut beautiful bird silhouettes out of feathers
January 10, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Determined Fish Climb Waterfalls With Special Sucker Mouths
One goby species in Hawaii uses its suction-cup mouth for both feeding and scaling walls, presenting an evolutionary chicken-or-egg conundrum
January 07, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Bonobos Offer Banana Bribes for Friendship
Chimpanzees will sooner kill than share food, but bonobos will sacrifice some of their own goods for the pleasure of interacting with strangers
January 02, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Bringing Extinct Birds Back to Life, One Cartoon at a Time
In his new book, Extinct Boids, artist Ralph Steadman introduces readers to a flock of birds that no longer live in the wild
January 02, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
How the Tree Frog Has Redefined Our View of Biology
The world’s most charismatic amphibian is upending the conventional wisdom about evolution
January 2013 |
By Helen Fields
