Animals
Scientists Say: Mammal
Humans, platypuses, whales and kangaroos show the diversity of this vertebrate group.
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- Health & Medicine
The sweet truth about carbohydrates
Many carbohydrates are important sources of energy, while others offer little benefit. Learn why not all carbs are the same and how our bodies use them.
- Math
Scientists Say: Symmetry
From snowflakes to animal body plans, repeating patterns of shapes show up throughout nature.
- Animals
Some sea stars channel light like fiber-optic cables
The tiny cone-shaped structures in arms of chocolate-chip sea stars also triple their skeleton’s strength.
- Animals
The Cyclops may be an ancient myth, but one-eyed creatures are real
The iconic Cyclops of The Odyssey might look like a massive, one-eyed person, but it might have more in common with creatures other than humans.
- Animals
Frozen poop reveals Ice Age squirrels’ ecosystem
Ancient ground squirrels were anything but picky eaters. Genetic material from grasses to woolly mammoths popped up in frozen squirrel poop.
- Humans
Scientists Say: Midden
One ancient person’s, or animal’s, trash may become an archeologist’s treasure.
- Animals
How to lessen your pet’s impacts on the planet
Climate-friendly food choices, new poop solutions and avoiding animals collected from the wild can all help make pet ownership more sustainable.
- Animals
Surprise! Wax seems key in turning honeybee larvae into queens
Worker bees build some ‘cribs’ with a special wax. It seems to turn larvae into royals — and challenges the idea that royal jelly was all it took.
- Life
Scientists Say: Phenology
This field of science identifies the environmental cues behind life cycle patterns.
