Inside the Effort to Save Earth's Biocrusts
Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil. It may be a vital ecosystem that you can help protect
Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen. What Does This Mean for Everyday Life?
Can automated restaurants still be community and cultural spaces, or will they become feeding stations for humans? These and other questions loom as new food tech reaches the market
Inside the Hidden Kingdom of Viruses in Your Gut
Human innards are teeming with viruses that infect bacteria. Here's what scientists are learning about them
Can a City Known for Its Freeways and Gridlock Deliver a Car-Free Olympics? Los Angeles Thinks So
To make good on its promise, the 2028 host city is in a four-year sprint to ready its public transportation for the onslaught of athletes, coaches and spectators
Artificial Intelligence Could Soon Match Footprints to the Animals That Made Them
Scientists are working on a machine learning tool that could turn anyone with a camera into an expert tracker
These Markers of Scandinavia’s Bronze Age Boatyards Were Hiding in Plain Sight
Archaeologists argue that ancient fire pits were used for constructing the area's distinctive boats
The Valiant Effort to Restore the Caribbean's Sea Urchins
The very hungry, spiky custodians gobble up the algae that smother coral reefs
Automakers Are Making New Steels for Stronger and Lighter Cars
Novel materials are hitting assembly lines with just the right properties to build cars that are both safer and more fuel-efficient
The Black Fugitive Who Inspired 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and Helped End Slavery in the U.S.
New research sheds light on John Andrew Jackson, who sought help from Harriet Beecher Stowe during his escape from bondage
How Do Animals Change Their Social Habits as They Age?
In patterns that may sound familiar, long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep and macaques are up to in their twilight years
Why Have So Many Whale Remains Been Found on the Ocean Floor Near Los Angeles?
Scientists have discovered more whale falls there than in the rest of the world combined
View 11 Breathtaking Images From the BigPicture Photography Competition
This 2024 showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places
How All-Female 'Juries of Matrons' Shaped Legal History
Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution
How the Rise of the Camera Launched a Fight to Protect Gilded Age Americans' Privacy
Early photographers sold their snapshots to advertisers, who reused the individuals' likenesses without their permission
Preemie Sharks Get by With a Little Help From an Artificial Uterus
Scientists manufactured a womb that could potentially help bolster populations of endangered shark species
These Supercorals Are Causing Problems
As rice coral spreads it reduces biodiversity
When Do Stingrays Strike?
A California researcher and his team simulate stepping on round rays to learn more about their behavior
Is This the First Recorded Footage of a Colossal Squid Living Freely?
The only sightings of the animals so far have come from corpses or creatures dragged up from the depths
How Do We Know When to Pee?
The basic urge is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age
After Rats Were Eradicated From This Small Island, Seabirds Thrived
Tromelin Island became a safe place for birds once the invasive mammals were eliminated
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