Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

  1. Animals

    Dolphin dimples detect electricity

    Depressions in a dolphin’s snout sense electric fields, may help find dinner.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Animals

    The little lizards that could

    Lizards aren’t known for their smarts, but maybe they should be.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Environment

    Swirling seas of plastic trash

    Long-lasting oceanic garbage threatens marine life.

    By Amanda Rose Martinez
  4. Climate

    Germy weather

    Bacteria high in the sky could be causing rain, snow and hail.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Animals

    An enemy in the cave

    Bats under attack from a fungus send scientists searching for clues to solve a deadly mystery.

    By Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
  6. Health & Medicine

    Microbes in the music

    A new study finds germs linger on musical instruments.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Oceans

    Life beneath the ‘berg

    Scientists find Antarctic icebergs play a new and bigger role in the climate cycle.

    By Stephen Ornes

  8. Kids’ ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF

    Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

    By Laura Sanders
  9. Animals

    Ants aweigh!

    In a flood, fire ants cling together to keep afloat.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Animals

    Secrets of the world’s extreme divers

    For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood

    By Roberta Kwok
  11. Animals

    Big fish in troubled waters

    Overfishing cuts number of large predator fish in the ocean.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Oceans

    Sea changes

    Carbon dioxide is making the oceans more acidic.

    By Stephen Ornes