Science

No one knows exactly where Vaux's (pronounced "vauks") swifts spend the winter, or the details of their migration route. But we do know the birds need chimneys.

The Disappearing Habitats of the Vaux’s Swifts

Chimneys may be obsolete in modern buildings, but they’re crucial habitat for the bird species on the West Coast

"Somewhere along the way, I came to the startling realization that all those equations actually mean something."

Why I Like Science: School Edition

Science is about unlocking the world around us and laying it out to be admired

A reconstruction of Pampadromaeus

Pampadromaeus: Brazil’s Triassic Plains Runner

A newly discovered dinosaur from Brazil may give paleontologists a better understanding of what the ancestral dinosaur looked like

The reconstructed skull of Marshosaurus at the Natural History Museum of Utah

The Mysterious Marshosaurus

The collected remains seem to represent an approximately 18-foot-long predator in a lower weight class than the giants living in the same environment

An artist’s reconstruction of Australopithecus afarensis, a species that can be called a hominid or a hominin.

What’s in a Name? Hominid Versus Hominin

You may have noticed that our ancestors are increasingly called hominins, which is the result of researchers revising how they classify primates

Nursery web spiders

Lying For Sex, Spider Style

Male nursery web spiders aren't necessarily punished for giving false gifts

A nearly dry horseshoe lake at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas

Scene From A Drought

A trip to Texas shows the unexpected consequences of a severe drought

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What Caused the Dinosaur Stampede?

According to a recent study, the cause of Australia's "Dinosaur Stampede" may have been more comedic than nightmarish

A reconstruction of Leyesaurus marayensis, showing the bones found so far. The scale bar is 25cm

Leyesaurus and the Origins of Giants

A new dinosaur found in northwestern Argentina adds more detail to the big picture of how forerunners to Jurassic giants evolved

These 125,000-year-old stone tools were found in the United Arab Emirates.

Taking a Southern Route Out of Africa

In an episode of "The Simpsons," Professor Frink, left, demonstrates his latest creation: a sarcasm detector.

The Science of Sarcasm? Yeah, Right

How do humans separate sarcasm from sincerity? Research on the subject is leading to insights about how the mind works. Really

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Montana’s “Dueling Dinosaurs”

Did a recently discovered pair of dinosaurs die at each other's throats?

Many of us long to leave the cubicle farm, even for a day or two each week

Examining Telecommuting the Scientific Way

A trial at a company in China finds telecommuting workers are more productive than their counterparts in the office

A reconstruction of Utahraptor at the Museum of Ancient Life. The Utahraptor #GRAWR joke has been the most popular of the lot so far.

GRAWR! Dinosaurs As They Never Were

Frustrated by disappointing dinosaur facts, one blogger decides to create some of his own

A reconstruction of a Neanderthal, which was named after Germany’s Neander Valley

A Hominid Dictionary

Hominids have complicated names, but their scientific monikers are less mysterious when their Latin, Greek and African roots are decoded

The best place to find "aliens" might be Comic-Con (2008, credit

No Evidence Yet of ET, White House Says

If there's an alien conspiracy, the President doesn't know about it

The skull Gilmore described as "Gorgosaurus lancensis"

The Origin of a Little Tyrant

Is "Nanotyrannus" a small-bodied tyrannosaur, a juvenile of some unknown species, or a young Tyrannosaurus rex?

Ecologists warn that New England's maples could be at risk

Ecology Explains How the World Works

This is not a glamorous science; no one will ever accuse an ecologist of being in it for the money

Hominid fossils dating to 1.8 million years ago have been found in Dmanisi, Georgia. Researchers are using computers to find more fossils in the region.

Computers Are Good Fossil Hunters

New technology is allowing researchers to narrow their searches for places where ancient hominids were likely to have lived, traveled and left fossils

The tyrannosaur Gorgosaurus in a classic death pose (although note that the tail is almost entirely missing and speculatively reconstructed).

SVP Dispatch: Dinosaur Round-Up

At the close of the annual paleontology meeting, dinosaur science seems more vibrant than ever

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