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Frogfish Might Look Like Sponges, But They’re Super Fast
Frogfish are really good at blending in with their environment - particularly with the sponges that they live on. But they're also crazy fast hunters
November 29, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Like Snowbirds Heading to Florida, Galapagos Tortoises Head to the Mountains for the Cold Season
Birds do it, butterflies do it, and now, we know that Galapagos giant tortoises do it, too - but why?
November 28, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Do We Hiccup? And Other Scientific Mysteries—Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven't fully answered yet
November 28, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
Feathers Fuel Dinosaur Flight Debate
Was the early bird Archaeopteryx more of a glider than a flier?
November 28, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Hawaii’s Coral
Conservationists and divers alike are on edge over a mysterious disease sweeping through coral reefs in Kauai
November 28, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Primate Origins Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants
Scientists argue that grasping hands and feet, good vision and other primate adaptations emerged because the mammals plucked fruits from the ends of tree branches
November 28, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Antarctic Animals Are Dissolving
Scientists have warned about ocean acidification for years, but now it's actually happening
November 26, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Homo antecessor: Common Ancestor of Humans and Neanderthals?
A hominid that lived in Europe more than a million years ago might have given rise to Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, some anthropologists say
November 26, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Citizen Science Projects Are Actually Helpful to Science
How helpful can citizen scientists really be? A new review study says: very helpful
November 23, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Who’s Murdering And Mutilating These Dolphins?
Along the southern coast of the United States a mystery is deepening: mutilated dolphins keep washing up on the beach, and no one knows where they're coming from
November 23, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
A Pack of Wolves Turned Up in Berlin For the First Time in 100 Years
Naturalists in Berlin celebrate over recent news: farmers spotted a pack of wolves in a village 15 miles south of Berlin, living in deserted former Soviet camp
November 23, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Finned Robot Leads Gullible Fish Schools
A new fish bot joins the ranks of ethorobotics, or the study of bio-inspired robots that interact with live animal counterparts
November 23, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
What Kind of Dinosaur is Coming to Dinner?
Everyone knows that birds are dinosaurs, but what kind of dinosaur is your holiday turkey?
November 22, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Scientists Say Chimps and Orangutans Have Mid-Life Crises
A new study indicates that, like humans, these great apes go through a nadir of happiness in middle age
November 19, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Lonesome George Was Not Alone!
Newly uncovered DNA evidence suggests that Lonesome George - a tortoise that died last summer and was thought to be the last of his kind - might have not have been alone after all
November 19, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Top Seven Human Evolution Discoveries From Tanzania
Fossil finds from Tanzania in the mid-20th century kicked off East African hominid hunting
November 19, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Ecuador Set To Poison Millions of Rats on Galapagos Islands
Twenty-two tons of tiny blue poison pellets will be used to try to wipe out invasive rats
November 16, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
How One Man Accidentally Killed the Oldest Tree Ever
In 1964, Donal Rusk Currey killed the oldest tree ever. It was a Bristlecone pine, and here's why they live so long
November 15, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
14 Fun Facts About Turkeys
Number 8: A turkey's gender can be determined from its droppings
November 15, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Video: This 750-Leg Millipede is the Leggiest Creature in the World
Illacme plenipes, an extremely rare species endemic to just a few wooded areas in Northern California, is fully described for the first time
November 15, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
