All Stories
- Ecosystems
Underwater jungles
Cold-water-loving kelp forests may be surprisingly abundant in the tropics.
By Emily Sohn - Humans
A Long Haul
A new study of stone tools suggests that ancient Polynesian sea voyagers traveled thousands of miles in their canoes.
By Emily Sohn - Math
Play for Science
Computer scientists are developing programs to win popular games. In the process, they are developing solutions for other, more serious, puzzles.
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- Fossils
Feathered fossils
Scientists have discovered evidence of feathers on one of the biggest dinosaurs yet.
By Emily Sohn -
- Animals
Bee Disease
Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.
By Emily Sohn - Planets
Planet Survivor
Scientists have discovered a planet outside our solar system that survived the rapid growth of its parent star.
By Emily Sohn - Health & Medicine
The buzz about caffeine
Is caffeine bad or good for you? The answer is: a little of both.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Color-changing bugs
A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.
By Emily Sohn - Physics
Road bumps
Scientists have discovered why dirt roads develop ridges that make for a bumpy ride.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
Lessons from a lonely tortoise
In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.
By Bryn Nelson