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The Past Keeps Getting Cooler
As cartoonist Randall Munroe points out, feathers make dinosaurs cooler than ever
September 06, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Russian President Vladimir Putin Dressed Up Like a Bird and Tried to Lead a Flock of Migrating Cranes
With white suit and glider, Putin sought to lead a flock of Siberian cranes
September 06, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Early Cannibalism Tied to Territorial Defense?
Researchers say chimpanzee behavior may help explain why human ancestors ate each other 800,000 years ago
September 05, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
NYC Has Its Own Ant, the “ManhattAnt”
A new ant species joins a menagerie of other creatures cut off from their kind in isolated patches of urban green in NYC
September 05, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Collage of Arts and Sciences: Now In Session
Our newest blog explores the fertile ground where art and science meet
September 04, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Global Warming Could Increase Biodiversity
Gentle global warming could be a boon for marine biodiversity.
September 04, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
This New Species of Stick Bug Is Big, Slow, Colorful and Smelly
A new species discovered in the Philippines has scientists wondering just how many animals we're missing out on
September 04, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Birds Hold Funerals For Fallen Comrades
Researchers observed that western scrub jays hold funeral reveries for fallen comrades
September 03, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Extinction Rates Are Biased And Much Worse Than You Thought
The IUCN's Red List of endangered species looks bad, but the reality is probably much, much worse
September 03, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How Can a Jellyfish This Slow Be So Deadly? It's Invisible
One of the world's most devastating predators is brainless, slow and voracious
September 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
How Biomimicry is Inspiring Human Innovation
Creative minds are increasingly turning to nature—banyan tree leaves, butterfly wings, a bird's beak— for fresh design solutions
September 2012 |
By Tom Vanderbilt
Found: A Time Capsule at the National Zoo
While renovating the Elephant House, construction workers discovered a mysterious box hidden in a wall
September 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Lighted Escape Hatches Could Help Little Fish Flee Trawlers’ Nets
Rigid illuminated rings could help unwanted bycatch escape from fishing nets
August 31, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Timing of Childbirth Evolved to Match Women’s Energy Limits
Researchers find no evidence for the long-held view that the length of human gestation is a compromise between hip width and brain size
August 29, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
New Maps Will Keep Ecotourists From Ruining Dolphins’ All-Important Naps
Ecotourists in Hawaii might be inadvertently harming the very dolphin species they hope to interact with by interrupting essential daytime naps
August 29, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Who Doesn’t Love Fuzzy Dinosaurs?
Feathered dinosaurs are awesome. Why do so many people hate them?
August 28, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
How Looking to Animals Can Improve Human Medicine
In a new book, UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz reminds us that humans are animals too. Now, if only other doctors could think that way
August 28, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Wracked by Face Cancer, Tasmanian Devils Fight Off Extinction
Tasmanian devils are on the verge of extinction, but a captive breeding program may be able to bring them back
August 27, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Oldest Human Fossils in Southeast Asia?
Researchers claim skull fragments and teeth discovered in a cave in Laos may be the oldest modern human fossils ever found in mainland Southeast Asia
August 27, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Crafty Bonobo Shows Humans Aren’t the Only Stone Tool-Makers
Not satisfied with knowing sign language or creating "words" for banana or juice, a 30-year-old male bonobo chimp named Kanzi has proven that ancient humans aren't the only ones capable of making stone tools
August 24, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
