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Scrambled Eggs and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Did egg-eating lizards and snakes contribute to the dinosaurs’ extinction?
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Telomeres and Longevity in Zebra Finches
A study in birds confirms that protective caps on chromosomes predict a longer lifespan
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The “Duck-billed” Dinosaur That Wasn’t
Instead of a long, low duck bill, the beak of Tethyshadros was shaped like a snowplow and serrated. Why it had such a strange beak is a mystery
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How Animals Prepare for an Alien Invasion
Why can some—but only some—bluetongue skinks eat a toad that is poisonous to eat or even lick?
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Meet Lucy Jones, “the Earthquake Lady”
As part of her plan to prepare Americans for the next “big one,” the seismologist tackles the dangerous phenomenon of denial
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The surprising benefits, to oneself and to society, of living alone
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Breeders from 19 countries put their creations to the test at the 20th World Orchid Conference in Singapore
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Wild Things: Yeti Crabs, Guppies and Ravens
Tree killers and the first beds ever round up this month in wildlife news
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A new cartoon series counts the many things tiny-armed Tyrannosaurus couldn’t do: cross-country ski, eat from a buffet, count to five
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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?
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Boa Constrictors Get a Feel for Their Prey
What makes a snake stop squeezing? We do science to prove ourselves wrong, because the answer people predicted is not the correct answer
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How an Ankylosaur Went Out to Sea
How did a heavily armored dinosaur wind up at the bottom of Alberta’s Cretaceous sea?
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Best of the Worst Roadside Dinosaurs
From New York to California, America’s roads are haunted by bad dinosaurs
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Stephen Fry Inside the World of Dinosaurs
British actor Stephen Fry narrates a new interactive dinosaur encyclopedia
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Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above
A mass of debris from satellites and space missions is orbiting our planet—and it may be growing all the time
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This Week’s Breathtaking Aurora Borealis
Recent solar storms have triggered northern lights of unprecedented color and intensity
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Paleontologists Uncover Oldest Known Dinosaur Nest Site
The “lay ‘em and leave ‘em” strategy might not have been the ancestral state for these dinosaurs
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Fearsome Dinosaur Had Ridiculously Short Arms
The forelimbs of this animal look like an evolutionary joke
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In honor of the Year of the Dragon, we take a look at some potential inspirations for the dragon myth
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Some Dinosaurs Used Natural Heat for Their Nests
The sauropod site may have resembled Yellowstone National Park, with geysers, hot springs and mud pots
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