Biology
Sometimes Blue Whales Do Barrel Rolls While They Eat
If you were to attach yourself to a Blue Whale, this is what you would see
November 30, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Great Lakes Have More Garbage Per Square Inch Than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Huge concentrations of small plastic pellets were found in the Great Lakes
November 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Insane Amount of Biodiversity in One Cubic Foot
David Liittschwager travels to the world's richest ecosystems, photographing all the critters that pass through his "biocube" in 24 hours
November 30, 2012 |
By Jeff Greenwald
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
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
Bacterial Life Abounds in Antarctic Lake, Cut Off From the World for 2,800 Years
From a frozen Antarctic lake, researchers pulled samples teeming with bacteria
November 27, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
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
You Can’t Blow Somebody’s Brain Up With Sound
The sounds of nails on a chalkboard, the sound of someone vomiting, the sound of a baby screaming - all pretty unpleasant sounds. But not so unpleasant that you might, say, die
November 21, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
We Can Only Process Thirty Smells at a Time
If we had the technology, I would be blowing smells at you right now. But if I were to try and combine more than thirty, you wouldn't be able to tell the smells apart
November 20, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
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
The Physics of Flocking
There are a few things that people can watch forever - fire, water, and herds of animals moving
November 15, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
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
What Will Convince People That Genetically Modified Foods Are Okay?
In California, a loss for labeling GM foods has both sides wondering when people wil stop shouting and start thinking
November 15, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Have Bedbugs Been Vanquished At Last?
Bedbugs have terrorized cities long enough, and now a human drug might stop them in their tracks
November 15, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Endangered Or Extinct Animals Won’t Be Saved By Cloning
Cloning might seem like a panacea solution. Take one animal and make millions! But it's not that simple
November 13, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Superstorms Can Benefit Bird-Watchers
The strong winds and wide areal extent of hurricane Sandy brought birds from all over to the northeast US
November 13, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Identical Twins Aren’t So Identical – Which Makes Twin Studies Harder
As twins grow and develop, each will acquire his or her own set of mutations - which could throw a wrench into twin studies
November 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Science Behind These Amazing Photographs of the Human Eye
What makes our eye look like a desert landscape?
November 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Amazing Close-Ups of Seeds
A scientist-artist duo creates stunning images, taken through a scanning electron microscope, of seeds in the Millennium Seed Bank
November 09, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
