Most orchid bees, like this Euglossa paisa, have metallic coloration.

The Evolution of the Orchid and the Orchid Bee

Which came first—the plant or its pollinator?

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Dino-Shooter Promises Primal Carnage

For the first time in 65 million years, non-avian dinosaurs roam the planet—and the best we can do is turn ‘em into chunky cat food

Toxoplasma gondii requires the cat digestive system for reproduction, so it hitches a ride in a rat

The Parasite That Makes a Rat Love a Cat

Toxoplasma gondii alters activity in a rat’s brain

The skeleton of Carnotaurus at the Chlupáč Museum in Prague

Why Did Carnotaurus Have Such Wimpy Arms?

Does this Aston Martin V8 Vantage make your mouth water?

Drooling Over That Car? It’s Not Just A Metaphor

Our mouths can water over non-food items, a new study finds

The poster for the 2001 b-movie Raptor

Dinosaur Drive-In: Raptor

In it’s own weird way, Raptor is the matryoshka doll of awful dinosaur cinema

The articulated foot of Talos sampsoni. The second toe (DII) bore a retractable sickle claw

Cretaceous Utah’s New, Switchblade-Clawed Predator

The find may help sort out the history of troodontid dinosaurs in North America

While Marie Curie dominates the conversation, there have been many other brilliant women who have pursued science over the years.

Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know

Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances

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Return to Planet Dinosaur

What sets the program apart is the fact that science is woven into each episode, whether it’s Carcharodontosaurus duking it out or spinosaurs hunting

Hummingbirds can bend their beaks in the middle using muscles in their head, but no one has checked to see whether other birds can do the same thing.

Biologist Rob Dunn: Why I Like Science

Because in biology most of what is knowable is still unknown

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Tragedy at the Reno Air Races

Air and Space editor Linda Shiner reports on her meeting with pilot Jimmy Leeward and what it was like in the pits that day

One of the dueling Tyrannosaurus at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Hail to the King

NPR’s Tyrannosaurus tribute features fossil hunter Barnum Brown, skeleton news and short videos of a Tyrannosaurus strutting to “Stayin’ Alive”

The moose likely got drunk eating apples fermenting on the ground.

The Alcoholics of the Animal World

A drunken moose got stuck in a tree. But they aren’t the only ones who like the product of fermentation

A block containing the partial skeleton of Linhevenator. Abbreviations: ds, dorsal vertebrae; lf, left femur; li, left ischium; lpe, left foot; rh, right humerus; rs, right scapula; sk, skull.

A New Sickle-Clawed Predator from Inner Mongolia

Linhevenator may not have used its arms to capture prey in the same way as its kin, even if it did have a specialized killing claw

Sweet sorghum may be grown for biofuel

How To Choose What To Plant For Biofuel

Some species proposed for bioenergy have the potential to become invasive

About one-third of all corals are in threat of extinction, and some coral experts say that we could lose reefs as we know them by 2050.

Saving Coral…Through Sperm Banks?

Marine biologist Mary Hagedorn has learned to freeze and reanimate coral cells

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The Best Dinosaur Films Never Made

What do you think—which of these films most deserved to make it to the big screen?

A glowing kitty may help in the fight against AIDS

The Glow-In-The-Dark Kitty

A fluorescent green cat could help in the fight against AIDS

Dinosaur wine bottles spotted at a Manhattan party

Dinosaur Sighting: Fermented Stegosaurus

The Apatosaurus drags its tail, the Tyrannosaurus takes up a Godzilla-like posture and poor Velociraptor couldn’t hold a glass of wine even if it wanted to

Without science, we wouldn't know that prehistoric creatures, like this short-necked plesiosaur (at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum) were real

Why I Like Science

It’s time to speak up: Why do you like science?

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