Bean Leaves Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite by Using Tiny, Impaling Spikes

Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
April 09, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Going the Distance on the Pacific Crest Trail

One of America's great long-distance hiking trails, the PCT meanders 2,650 miles through three states, from Campo, California, to E.C. Manning Provincial Park, in British Columbia
April 08, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

Thieves Break Into Safe to Steal $3 Million Worth of Rhino Horns

Right now the going rate for rhino horn (just about $30,000 a pound) is higher than for gold
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins

Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species
April 08, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Dies at Age 87

Margaret Tatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain and first woman to lead a Western power, died today at the age of 87
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Events April 9-11: Tarantulas, Star Gazing and an Award-winning Film

This week, hold some creepy crawlers, look at craters on the moon and watch a film based on Joseph Conrad's first novel
April 08, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Wildlife Managers Are Poisoning Rhino Horns to Stop People From Eating Them

The poison, a mix of parasiticides and pink dye, now fills more than 100 rhinos' horns
April 05, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Video: Researchers Produce Human Tissue-Like Material Using 3D Printing

Using droplets coated in oil as "ink," a 3D printer can construct a network of synthetic cells that mimics brain and fat tissue
April 04, 2013 | By Marina Koren

Scientists Figure Out What You See While You’re Dreaming

A learning algorithm, coupled with brain scans, was able to predict the images seen by dreamers with a 60 percent accuracy
April 04, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Whether Monkey or Human, Middle Managers Are the Most Stressed Out

While monkeys and humans may lead very different lives, the way both species' middle-rankers suffer and deal with stress is not so different
April 04, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Celebrate Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month By Reporting These Horrifying Species

April 1st marks the beginning of Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, but how does somebody celebrate?
April 04, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

One of Napoleon’s Generals Was More Interested in Gathering Beetles Than Fighting at Waterloo

When he died in 1845, Count Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean owned the largest personal beetle collection in the world
April 04, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Photos: Scenes From Life Under the Sea

Three decades in and photojournalist Brian Skerry is still getting acquainted with the ocean's many characters
April 04, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

What Should Be Done With Yachak, the Cattle-Killing Bear of the Andes

Conservationists and ranchers in Ecuador struggle to make peace while an elusive spectacled bear feasts on valuable livestock
April 04, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

19th Century Shark Tooth Weapons Reveal A Reef’s Missing Shark Species

Lashed to swords and spears from the Pacific's Gilbert Islands are teeth from two shark species that were never known to have swam in the area
April 03, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

This Giant New Tarantula Has an Eight-Inch Leg Span

Say hello to Peocilotheria rajaei, Sri Lanka's most recently discovered giant spider.
April 03, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Living Fossil’

Though Darwin coined the term 'living fossil,' if he were around today he'd probably agree that it's time to retire it
April 03, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Watch How Fast the Insane Snout of the Star-Nosed Mole Can Move

To many, the star nosed mole is alternatively horrifying and fascinating, but have you ever seen the little rodent's face in action?
April 02, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

What Makes Rain Smell So Good?

A mixture of plant oils, bacterial spores and ozone is responsible for the powerful scent of fresh rain
April 02, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Now Poachers Are Sawing Off Elephant Tusks in Museums

A plague of rhino horn and elephant tusk thefts to feed the wildlife black market continues in museums across Europe
April 02, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

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