Ecology
Six Things We Learned About Our Changing Climate in 2013
Scientists are in agreement that human activities are altering our climate—and it's an illusion that the pace of changes seems to have slowed down
A Recap of Our Five Favorite New Species of 2013
An owl, a cat, a dolphin, and of course the olinguito, are among this year's biggest new species finds
Look Closely, And You Can Find New Species—Even in Well-Explored Countries Like Norway
Determination is all that's needed to discover new species
There Is a Way to Make Lion Hunting Good for Lions
A contentious issue may have a bright side
The DNA Detectives That Reveal What Seafood You're Really Eating
Genetic sequencing allows scientists to uncover increasingly prevalent seafood fraud
More Than Three Years Later, Oil From the Deepwater Horizon Persists in the Gulf
Continued testing has found evidence of oil in the water, sediments and marine animals of the Gulf
Six Ways Climate Change Is Waging War on Christmas
If Santa really lived at the North Pole, he would have drowned long ago--his icy abode is slowly melting
These Carnivorous Plants Glow Under Ultraviolet Light to Attract Prey
Their florescent blue glow lures ants to their death. Mask it, and the plants barely catch any
The More Rainbow Bright a Chameleon, the Greater His Battle Prowess
Male chameleons quickest on the color-changing draw and sporting the brightest palette tend beat out duller competitors
Predators May Use a Bit of the Old Razzle Dazzle to Snag Prey
The bright colors and harsh angles of dazzle camouflage confounds locusts, suggesting that predators who sport the abstract patterns can hunt more easily
How Do You Protect Scientific Equipment From Vandals? With A Friendly Warning
A friendly label, instead of a threatening warning, might cut down on the vandalization and theft of scientific instruments
Where Do Humans Really Rank on the Food Chain?
We're not at the top, but towards the middle, at a level similar to pigs and anchovies
A Scientific Laboratory 170 Feet High in the Sky
Grand-scale ecology brings a Virginia forest under unprecedented scrutiny by Smithsonian researchers
What Can Bees Teach Us About Gang Warfare?
In Los Angeles, an anthropologist is using equations to teach police about how street gangs operate
The Forest Of The Future
An ambitious project in Singapore will boast 18 supertrees, climbing up to 160 feet tall
The Mystery of the Singing Mice
A scientist has discovered that high-pitched sounds made by the small rodents could actually be melodious songs
A Crude Awakening in the Gulf of Mexico
Scientists are just beginning to grasp how profoundly oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill has devastated the region
Q and A: Jane Lubchenco
The marine ecologist and administrator of NOAA discusses restoring the bounty of the world's oceans
How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned
Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal
The Truth About Lions
The world's foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
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