Life
- Health & Medicine
Mind-reading machine
Researchers have used brain scans to measure how the brain "sees" pictures—and to try to predict what a person is looking at.
- Ecosystems
When fungi and algae marry
Lichens live in nearly every environment on Earth, but scientists are still discovering basic information about them.
- Animals
Deep krill
Scientists were surprised to find Antarctic krill lurking at the bottom of the sea.
- Animals
A ‘book’ on every living thing
The biggest encyclopedia ever, with an entry for every living species, is available now at a computer near you.
- Fossils
Flight without sonar
An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.
- Fossils
Tiny pterodactyl
Scientists working in China have found the remains of the smallest pterodactyl ever known.
- Animals
The other side of the zoo fence
Zoo designers work hard to make exhibits safe and enjoyable—for people as well as animals.
- Animals
Cool penguins
Climate change and warmer waters could threaten the survival of king penguins.
- Animals
Hearing whales
At least one type of whale hears by using its jaw and throat to bring sound to its ears.
- Animals
Why cats nap and whales snooze
Animals need sleep and sometimes achieve it under what we'd consider extraordinary conditions.
- Animals
New elephant-shrew
Researchers have discovered a species of elephant-shrew that is entirely new to science.
- Animals
The secret lives of grizzlies
By studying grizzlies in captivity, scientists are gaining insights into how bears—and their hearts—tick.
