Life

  1. Animals

    Revenge of the cowbirds

    Some cowbirds seem to force other birds to raise their chicks.

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  2. Brain

    Chimpanzee hunting tools

    Some chimps, especially youngsters and female adults, use spearlike wooden tools to hunt.

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  3. Animals

    A meal plan for birds

    Scrub jays do a bird version of planning ahead for their next meal.

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  4. Fossils

    An Ancient Feathered Biplane

    A dinosaur may have glided from tree to tree on two sets of wings, one below the other.

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  5. Animals

    Odor-chasing penguins

    Penguins may use their sense of smell to locate food in the ocean.

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  6. Animals

    Chicken eggs as drug factories

    Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.

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  7. Brain

    Video game violence

    Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.

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  8. Plants

    A Giant Flower’s New Family

    The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.

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  9. Environment

    Shrimpy invaders

    A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.

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  10. Animals

    G-Tunes with a Message

    Apes known as gibbons can rearrange the notes of their songs to communicate with one another.

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  11. Fossils

    Fossil Forests

    The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.

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  12. Animals

    The Littlest Lemurs

    Studies of mouse lemurs may tell us something about our own origins.

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