On Summer Nights, Some Bats Like to Jam
Mexican free-tailed bats “jam” each others’ echolocation calls to discombobulate competitors
Bill Nye on the Risks of Not Debating With Creationists
Bill Nye the Science Guy has a book out on evolution. Here’s what he has to say
Big Moon Jelly Blooms Tied to New Dock Construction
A floating pier installed off Japan led to a four-fold increase in baby jellies, offering a solid link between structures and blooms
Small Islands May Make Tsunami Danger Worse
While offshore islands usually protect coasts, simulations suggest they may amplify monster waves reaching the mainland
Past Transit Tragedies Point to a Way Forward for Virgin Galactic
From a fatal Apollo fire to the sinking of the Titanic, history has a few lessons following last week’s spaceflight disasters
This Bird’s Songs Share Mathematical Hallmarks With Human Music
The hermit thrush prefers to sing in harmonic series, a fundamental component of human music
How Witches’ Brews Helped Bring Modern Drugs to Market
Got nausea, headaches or heart trouble? You can thank medieval witches’ potions for helping to cure what ails you
What “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Tells Us About Contagion, Fear and Epidemics
Washington Irving fled New York because of a yellow fever epidemic. Twenty-two years later, his classic story spoke to the chaos of his youth
Seven Vampires That Aren’t Bats (Or Bela Lugosi)
From flying frogs to deep-sea squid, meet some of the other nosferatu of the animal kingdom
New Leopard Frog Found in New York City
The unique species, discovered near the Statue of Liberty, is the first amphibian found in the region in 150 years
What’s So Important About the Bottom of a Cargo Ship? A Smithsonian Dive Team Explains
Smithsonian photographer Laurie Penland details the exhausting, but rewarding, work of scraping invasive species off the hull of a boat
Earth’s Soil Is Getting Too Salty for Crops to Grow
Buildup of salts on irrigated land has already degraded an area the size of France and is causing $27.3 billion annually in lost crops
Five “Real” Sea Monsters Brought to Life by Early Naturalists
From kraken to mermaids, some monsters are real—if you know how to look for them
Ten Species That Are Evolving Due to the Changing Climate
From tropical corals to tawny owls, some species are already being pushed to evolve—but adaptation doesn’t guarantee survival
The Best Places in America to See Fall Bird Migrations
All across the country, birds are making the trek south for the winter—here are some of the best places to witness their journey
Chimps Caught in First Known Nighttime Crop Raids
“The nightlife of chimpanzees has been neglected,” say researchers who filmed wild animals using a fallen tree as a bridge into protected cornfields
Ten Years On, the Flores “Hobbit” Remains an Evolutionary Puzzle
Why was the 2004 unveiling of a small hominin dubbed Homo floresiensis such a big deal?
An Insider’s Biography of a Celebrity Mars Rover
The chief engineer for Curiosity offers a peek at the NASA rover’s tumultuous rise to stardom in a new tell-all book
Why the Alpaca Has No Humps
The camel cousin evolved fluff instead of fat because it was able to linger in an evolutionary slow lane, suggest newly sequenced genomes
Exclusive: The Chimpanzees of Gombe National Park Make Their Street View Debut
For its latest collection, Google traveled to the African rainforest where Jane Goodall pioneered her groundbreaking chimp research
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