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King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica
As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs
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A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin
The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems
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This Bat’s Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt
The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists
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NASA Unveils Giant Ice Cube With Wheels for Exploring Alien Oceans
An underwater rover might one day explore otherworldly seas
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Here is a Map of Earth’s Antineutrinos
Antineutrinos are the antimatter siblings of the elusive particles called neutrinos and show up where radioactive materials decay
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50-Year-Old Moon Data Reveals Unseen Earthquakes
Scientists have identified four different types of moonquakes in data left over from Apollo 17
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Saving Bats Could Reduce Pesticide Use
People already install bat houses to attract the insect-eating mammals, but one researcher is working to quantify exactly how much they may help
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Humans Have a Unique Death Smell
Figuring out the chemical signature of death could help train dogs that aid law enforcement
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Earth’s Gravity Is Reshaping the Moon
Leaving cracks on the surface as it slowly contracts
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People Can’t Tell Which of Their Toes Is Being Touched
The piggy that stayed home and the piggy that got roast beef get mixed up the most
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Pope Francis: The World “Still Has Time” to Act on Climate Change
The pontiff spoke strongly about environmental action in an address to President Obama and the American people
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American Kids Are Obsessed With Apples
Apples make up 29 percent of the total fruit eaten by teens and kids in the United States
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Americans Dump Twice as Much Trash as Previously Thought
The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 estimate was more than 50 percent off
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Edward Snowden Thinks Alien Transmissions Might Be Hidden by Encryption
To chat with aliens, scientists might have to crack codes
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How to Give a Robin an IQ Test
Testing whether individual animals are smarter than others of their species is tricky
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Celebrating a quarter-century of the goofiest work in science
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How to Build a Seven-Mile-Wide Scale Model of the Solar System
It takes three-and-a-half miles to get from the Sun to Pluto
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The Arctic Now Has a Big Mosquito Problem
The bugs are growing bigger and living longer thanks to climate change
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