After mating takes place, a female polar bear will prepare for her impending pregnancy by eating voraciously. In all, she will pack on more than 400 pounds
From gravity's song to the evolutionary secrets of dogs, this year unlocked a treasure trove of scientific discovery
Everyone thought that the Arctic ground squirrel was an invasive species on this remote Alaskan island. A pair of scientists beg to differ.
A history of motivating scientific endeavor through cash prizes, islands and exotic pets
The learning disorder may be less a problem with language processing, and more a problem with the brain rewiring itself
In 1882, General Philip Sheridan's expedition to the protected buffalo haven in Yellowstone National Park revealed a gruesome reality
Think water comes in just liquid, ice and gas? Think again
LED Christmas lights make the needles hold on longer, and other discoveries from the world’s only Christmas tree research center
Photographer Emanuele Fornasier spends hours capturing the intricacy of chemical reactions
Con: Devastating outer space impacts. Pro: Global unity!
Radiologist and <em>Atlantic</em> editor James Hamblin provides the answers we'd hear "If Our Bodies Could Talk"
A car horn outside Churchill, Manitoba, causes a curious polar bear mom and her cub to scurry in opposite directions
An artificial “nose” could be the next tool for diagnosing illnesses from cancer to Crohn's disease
Surveys of thousands of American teens add evidence to the theory that violence spreads in communities like a contagion
Saint Pete, as he's known by locals in nearby Churchill, Manitoba, is an elderly polar bear who's been visiting the town for decades
Holiday editions add a much-needed dose of humor to boring journal-ese. But is entertaining readers worth the risk of misleading them?
This remote Antarctic field station is an ice-covered arid desert, perfect for peering deep into space
A lion ventures into an area of the river that's part of a hippo bull's territory. The enraged hippo wastes no time in asserting his dominance
Setting large piles of stuff aflame can have significant environmental and human health impacts
2016 wasn't all bad: Stubborn environmental problems were livened up thanks to new solutions, “gee whiz” discoveries and mysterious orbs
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