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Greetings From the Land of the Make-Believe Species
Postcards provided proof of lake serpents, jackalopes and assorted curious monsters
March 29, 2012 |
By Peter A. Smith
Mystery of the Lost Peking Man Fossils Solved?
A new investigation of the famous fossils that went missing during World War II suggests that the bones may be buried beneath a parking lot in China
March 28, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
What Chimps Could Tell Us About How Humans Started Walking on Two Legs
A new study of chimpanzees suggests that early hominids evolved upright, two-legged walking to carry valuable resources away from competitors
March 26, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Mollusc Militia is Coming
I have glimpsed the future. And it is teeming with creepy crawly cyborgs
March 26, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
The Sawfish is a Great Slasher
This ray uses its toothed rostrum not only to detect its next meal, but also to attack and impale its prey
March 23, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
The Gray Wolf: The Great Lakes’ Comeback Kid
How do scientists know how many wolves are out there? Listen to how they howl, and then count how many wolves howl back
March 21, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
New Hominid Species Unearthed in Chinese Caves?
Fossils discovered in China may belong to a new species of hominid or they may be evidence that modern humans were more diverse thousands of years ago
March 21, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Bizarre Bee-havior in the Battle Against the Giant Hornet
To protect their hive from an invading hornet, Asian honeybees gang up and surround it, forming a "hot defensive bee ball"
March 19, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
Top Ten Hominid Fantasy Finds
You can't predict what the next major hominid discovery will be, but you can daydream about it
March 19, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Isle Where Buffalo Roam
When filming for a 1924 silent Western was finished, the crew members abandoned several of their extras
March 12, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
Microraptor Was a Glossy Dinosaur
The feathered, four-winged dinosaur had a glorious sheen
March 09, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
The Story of the Most Common Bird in the World
Why do we love what is rare and despise what is all around us?
March 02, 2012 |
By Rob Dunn
In Little Hippos, Males Beget Females
A new study in pygmy hippos shows that males can influence the sex ratio of their offspring
February 28, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Fish “Scary Stuff” Alarm Call Deciphered
A newly identified brain circuit could be responsible for driving innate fear responses in many species
February 24, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Alan Turing’s 60-Year-Old Prediction About Patterns in Nature Proven True
Sixty years ago, with nothing but numbers, logic and some basic know-how, the inventor of the Turing Test explained how to make a stripe
February 21, 2012 |
By Virginia Hughes
Anti-Gravity Machine for Levitating Fruit Flies
A powerful magnetic field counteracted Earth's gravity and disrupted gene expression during development
February 14, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
The Wandering Albatross and Global Warming
The giant oceanic birds are producing more and plumper chicks, at least for now
February 08, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
What the Inuit Taught Scientists About Killer Whales
The native people knew what orcas ate, how they hunted prey, how the prey responded to the whales and when and where predation occurred
February 06, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
Telomeres and Longevity in Zebra Finches
A study in birds confirms that protective caps on chromosomes predict a longer lifespan
February 02, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
What Robot Fish Can Tell Us About Parallel Evolution
When housed in an aquarium with a swirling robotic school, what determines whether a fish will join the crowd?
January 31, 2012 |
By Greg Laden
