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Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #5: An All-Star Team of Scientists
A geologist, a geochemist and a paleontologist go into an (ancient sand) bar
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Ten Ways to Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
If radio messages are out, try looking for asteroid mining, planetary pollutants, or alien artifacts here on Earth
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As bad as your workplace is, at least you don’t have to worry about your tyrannosaur boss eating you for lunch
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Spain’s Tiny Sauropods Traveled Together
At least six individuals moved in the same direction, nearly parallel to each other—the tracks represent a herd
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Dieting May Cause The Brain to Eat Itself
When “autophagy” was blocked, hunger signals were blocked and the mice became lighter and leaner
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Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #4: Paleontologists’ Summer Family
Mired in the mud? Need an emergency place to stay? The Churchill family has helped out for more than 80 years
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What In The World Is A Dik-dik?
Unlike other African antelope species, there are no herds of dik-diks. They form monogamous pairs that stand guard over their own territory
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Battling the Dinosaurs of Project Blackout
Dinosaurs are handy video game monsters. They’re famous, fearsome and nearly unstoppable
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Wild Things: Tarantulas, Jellyfish and More…
Hummingbirds, attacking bears, ancient hominids and other news updates in wildlife research
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Can scientists stop white-nose syndrome, a new disease that is killing bats in catastrophic numbers?
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Researchers have found a variety of complex, learned behaviors that differ from pod to pod
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The true story of a lonely orca leaps from printed page to silver screen, with a boost from new technology
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The Vine With Its Own Bat Signal
Specially shaped leaves lure the flying mammals. The bats get a meal, and the flowers get pollinated
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The Intriguing, Frustrating Camposaurus
Paleontologists have reexamined the paltry bones and affirmed that the creature is an important link to the early days of theropod dinosaurs
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The African fossil sites preserve dinosaur fossils that are strangely similar to their North American counterparts
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Getting this close to a bubbling cauldron of lava is not just dangerous; it’s stupid enough that even other volcanologists will yell at you
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The ultimate roadside attraction features a T. rex that shakes its head, snaps its jaws and RAWRs
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14 Not-So-Fun Facts About Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide, lactic acid and octenol found in our breath and sweat. They may have a preference for beer drinkers
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Does “Mr. Bones” really deserve credit for inventing an essential field tool?
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Disney characters aside, what would you choose to join this dark and dreary mythological circle? Styx, Erberus, Cerberus, Hypnos?
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