When Dinosaur Parties Go Bad
The key take-home lesson: Never anger anyone with a thagomizer
The Rise of the Bionic Human
New technology is allowing the paralyzed to walk and the blind to see. And it’s becoming a smaller leap from repairing bodies to enhancing them
The Science of Sleepwalking
A new study indicates that a surprisingly high number of us are prone to sleepwalking. Should you wake a sleepwalker?
Fragmentary Clue Reveals Australia’s First Ceratosaur
An isolated bone shows that Cretaceous Australia had an even richer mix of predatory dinosaurs
The Top Four Candidates for Europe’s Oldest Work of Art
The discovery of 37,000-year-old cave art showing female genitalia adds to the list of contenders
Dinosaur Sighting: Tyrannosaurus Golf
Dinosaurs probably wouldn’t have been very good at mini-golf—imagine a Carnotaurus with a putter—but they make for excellent fairway decor
If the Interstate System Were Designed by a Slime Mold
How a brainless, single-celled organism created a startlingly efficient route map for U.S. highways
Dear Media, Leave My Dinosaurs Alone
Lazy journalists and unscrupulous documentary creators have demonstrated that they just can’t play nice with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and kin
Betty White on Her Love for Animals
Everyone knows the “Golden Girls” actress for her long television career, but she is just as proud of her work with zoos
Why Some Orangutans Never Want to Grow Up
Some males take decades to fully mature; this arrested development can improve their odds of mating success
Is Facebook Good For TV?
It wouldn’t seem to be. But social TV, where people interact with their friends on a second screen while they’re watching a show, may be boosting ratings
A Miniature Dinosaur Celebrity
King Kong’s fearsome Brontosaurus found a home in an out-of-the-way Utah museum
Ten Extremely Rare Seeds on the Brink of Extinction
The Millennium Seed Bank has set out to collect 25 percent of the world’s plant species by 2020—before it is too late
Picture of the Week: Stephen Hawking in Zero Gravity
The renowned physicist enjoyed the sensation of weightlessness while 24,000 feet over the Atlantic
The Idiocy, Fabrications and Lies of Ancient Aliens
The History Channel presents self-appointed challengers of science who take on the idea that aliens caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
What Really Sparked the Hindenburg Disaster?
Seventy-five years later, opinions still vary on what caused the airship to explode so suddenly
Dinosaur Sighting: Blanding Brontosaurus
An isolated Utah gas station created its own rendition of the iconic Sinclair dinosaur
What Makes a 21st Century Mom?
Not an easy answer. But here are 10 recent studies on what it means to be a mother today
Media Blows Hot Air About Dinosaur Flatulence
A new study claims dinosaur farts contributed to prehistoric climate change, but don’t believe reports that they gassed themselves to death
Grandmothers Reduce Incidence of Breast Cancer?
By helping raise their grandchildren, grandmothers might have influenced the spread of certain genes, a new study suggests
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