The Texas rat snake was just as much of a speed demon as deadly vipers, challenging long-held notions about snake adaptations
The ambitious museum looks at where humankind is headed—and asks how they'll live in a post-climate-change world
Once thought to exist only in Namibia, circles spotted 6,200 miles away are helping sort out how these odd features form
The horse-sized dino species had smarts and a keen sense of smell, setting the stage for the evolution of the enormous predator
Journey to the Center of Earth
New evidence about a devastating quake in 1812 hints that the San Jacinto fault may be a bigger seismic risk than anyone thought
Real-time online activity could provide speedier assessments as disaster unfolds than tools currently used by the government agency
Jill Pelto, an artist and scientist, incorporates graphs of rising sea levels and soaring temperatures in her artwork
Buzz pollination is a special technique for dislodging pollen from certain types of plants - and bumble bees are among the few species of bee capable of it
A collision with a large object may have triggered changes deep inside the planet that ultimately affected its atmosphere
Stone tools might have let our ancestors more easily chew and digest meat, which in turn may have changed our teeth and jaws
"Rewilding" landscapes to return them to a natural state might sometimes be ineffective and even harmful
Using satellite maps and field studies, scientists found that even small disturbances to the forest had big consequences for bonobos
By cadging a free ride for their offspring, female workers may boost their chances of passing on their genes
Hyena clans have a strict social hierarchy. When two 18-month-old hyena brothers join a new clan, alpha male Bongo shows us how he establishes dominance
The trove of Cretaceous reptiles includes an early relative of the chameleon—the oldest yet discovered
As NASA dives into the data from astronaut twins, take a look back at the famous, and infamous, results we've seen from this popular research tool
Bits of ancient viral invaders woven into the human genome seem to boost our immune system
For all its complexity, the human brain is not hard to deceive. Here are four studies where scientists have learned more about duping it
Analysis of insects entombed in amber shows that the "hell ants" were among the first to diverge from the original ant-wasp ancestor
At the National Air and Space Museum, beautiful images show how the moon's pockmarked surface is rife with mystery
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