Journey to the Center of Earth
Microbes living on glaciers collectively cover an area the size of New Hampshire—and they could have a big influence on global climate
Except when it's an oligarchy. Or a democracy. Or all three.
Food is a focal point for understanding broader environmental problems. In this podcast, we learn how food buyers are influenced in surprising ways.
The effectiveness of the honeyguide call sheds light on why this golden relationship has stuck around so long
Teeth, not flowers, might be the key to the duckbills’ success
Sixty years after a trailblazing climate scientist scaled its heights, the Hawaii-based observatory remains essential
A new study finds that parasitism evolved independently 223 times. But that number is actually surprisingly low
A new study shows that a group of ants have been conducting a subsistence type of farming since shortly after the dinosaurs died out
A hammerhead shark is capable of detecting a single drop of fish oil in a body of water equivalent to an Olympic-size swimming pool
Marsupial frogs, “vomit frogs” and foam-spewers reveal the glorious range of frog baby-making techniques
A new chemical bill makes major strides, but doesn’t fix the root problem
Ancient impacts changed landscapes and perhaps even the course of evolution—here's where to see the coolest craters this summer
The majority of them are found nowhere else on Earth, making Luzon a biological treasure trove
Journey to the Center of Earth
Dinos didn't just leave behind footprints and fossil bones—they also changed the landscapes in which they lived
Newborn ducks understand abstract concepts such as sameness and difference with no training whatsoever
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil record
Turns out <i>T. rex</i> doesn’t have a copyright on those adorably awkward, itty-bitty arms
Programs being set up in the American West are taking a radical new approach: paying landowners to preserve animal habitat.
A new interdisciplinary project results in a moving sculpture, an animated piece, a song that evolves and more
A Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist thinks a legal crisis is waiting for us on the surface of the moon.
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