We laugh differently with friends, and the reasons may lie deep in our social evolution
Plants and trees that once relied on a particular species of lemur to spread their seeds may also be headed for extinction.
More than a century ago, a biologist’s remarks set people searching for yogurt as a cure for old age
A Nevada real estate magnate has poured $290 million into a wild dream of being a landlord in outer space. His first tenant: NASA
Bats use a perceptual system called echolocation that allows them to produce high pitch sounds that bounce off nearby objects and living things
When feathers meet air in just the right way, birds can create distinctive sounds
Some trap-jaw spiders can snap their mouths shut with incredible force—in less than a millisecond
"Transitional architecture" is both a futuristic solution to sea-level rise and a hearkening back to older ways of living
The images capture only a fraction of the millions of creatures and objects that are stored away from the public eye
An acoustic ecologist reveals his findings
Watch the transformation unfold before your eyes
Dark practices may have helped the elite keep the lower classes in line, a new study hints
New research shows attaching LED lights to fishing nets can keep turtles from becoming accidentally entangled
A butterfly's slow wing beat enables it to make rapid and unpredictable changes of direction. Here's why that's such a useful trait
A sensor-packed egg, developed by a team at Microduino, could lead to clues about the birds' livelihood
More than just a desire to learn, a seat aboard the historic vessel Hōkūle`a requires skill, dedication and well, . . .obsession
What does CPR have to do with the curious case of clinically dead patients coming “back to life”?
The stubby limbs may seem out of place, but they may have been key to the <i>T. rex’s</i> terrifying bite
If the tiny hominins ever coexisted with modern humans, the arrangement apparently didn't last long
The enormous impact basin may be slowly traveling across the dwarf planet’s surface
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