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Surprising Science

Clepsydra Geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Gigantic Plume Beneath Yellowstone Now Even More Gigantic

The geysers of Yellowstone are a reminder of the potential danger that lies below

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Humpback Whale Songs Spread From West to East

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Is There A “Homer Simpson Effect” Among Scientists?

Despite decades of progress for women in science (and some arguments that no more is needed), the playing field still isn’t level

Yuri Gagarin saying hello to the press during a visit to Malmö, Sweden 1964

50 Facts for the 50th Anniversary of the First Man in Space

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Back Away From the Carnivorous Plant!

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A Flowering Plant, Set in Stone

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Meet Earth’s New Companion Asteroid

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An Arctic Ozone Hole?

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Fourteen Fun Facts About Golden Lion Tamarins

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Five Reasons Anti-Evolution Measures are a Bad Idea

This is the story of a missing link that never was.

Piltdown Man, Paleoanthropology’s April Fool’s

This is the story of a missing link that never was

The Google Cow model, now part of the open-3d-viewer project

Explore the Human Body on Your Computer Screen

That skeleton in your elementary science classroom may soon be obsolete

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Humans Pass on Deadly Infections to Endangered Mountain Gorillas

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What Do You Call a Flock of Birds?

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Great Depression Had Little Effect on Death Rates

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Photo Contest Finalist: The Last Prayer

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The Lost Naturalist: A 163-Year-Old Australian Mystery

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What’s the Most Important Invention?

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Migrating Moths Can Travel As Fast As Songbirds

Birds beat moths in short sprints, but long distance is a different story

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Help Scientists Track Light Pollution By Looking At the Stars

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