All Stories
- Plants
The Book of Life
Work has begun on a Web site called the Encyclopedia of Life, which aims to catalog every species on Earth.
By Emily Sohn - Planets
Two Suns in the Sky
Some planets may orbit double stars, which means that the planets might have double sunrises and double sunsets.
By Emily Sohn - Tech
How to Fly Like a Bat
Everyone knows that bats aren't birds, but it turns out that they don't even fly the same way.
By Emily Sohn - Brain
Talking with Hands
Studies of chimpanzees suggest that our ancestors may have "talked" to each other using hand gestures before they learned to speak.
By Emily Sohn -
- Planets
An Earthlike Planet
Astronomers have discovered an Earthlike planet that could have liquid water, and perhaps life, on its surface.
By J. L. Pegg - Fossils
A Living Fossil
Scientists have discovered that an Asian rodent belongs to a family of animals that had been thought to be extinct.
By J. L. Pegg -
- Animals
Big squid
Florida fishermen recently hauled in a squid that's like no other ever found in the Atlantic Ocean.
By Emily Sohn - Tech
Sugar power for cell phones
New technology could lead to cell phones that are powered by sweet drinks.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Cacophony acoustics
How do frogs hear each other in a noisy pond? Just the way we would, as it turns out.
By Emily Sohn - Health & Medicine
A Better Flu Shot
A new kind of vaccine that's made in caterpillar cells prevents influenza.
By Emily Sohn