All Stories
- Space
Return to Space
NASA is readying the space shuttle Discovery for its first launch in more than 2 years.
By Emily Sohn - Fossils
Dinosaur Eggs-citement
Scientists have found dinosaur eggs, with their shells on, inside a female dino fossil.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Doing the Bob
A crane's jerky neck movements may allow the bird to see its food more clearly.
By Emily Sohn - Health & Medicine
Food for Life
New food guidelines emphasize that we should eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
By Emily Sohn -
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- Animals
A Sense of Danger
Can animals warn us if an earthquake or some other natural disaster is about to strike?
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Little bee brains that could
A honeybee's tiny brain has an awesome working memory.
By Emily Sohn - Space
Super star cluster in the neighborhood
Astronomers have spotted an amazingly compact grouping of stars in the Milky Way.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
Saving wetlands
In Louisiana and elsewhere, wetlands are disappearing, threatening plant and animal life.
By Emily Sohn - Fossils
Dino Flesh from Fossil Bone
Scientists may have found dinosaur blood vessels and cells inside a fossilized leg bone.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Elephant Mimics
Two African elephants may be the first land mammals other than primates to learn vocal imitations.
By Emily Sohn