Life
- Animals
Crows Carry Cameras for Science
Tiny cameras attached to the tail feathers of crows allow scientists to observe the birds using tools in the wild.
By Emily Sohn - Ecosystems
Underwater jungles
Cold-water-loving kelp forests may be surprisingly abundant in the tropics.
By Emily Sohn - Fossils
Feathered fossils
Scientists have discovered evidence of feathers on one of the biggest dinosaurs yet.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Bee Disease
Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Color-changing bugs
A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.
By Emily Sohn - Environment
Lessons from a lonely tortoise
In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.
By Bryn Nelson -
AnimalsA Wild Ferret Rise
Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Long nose, hopeful future
A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.
By Emily Sohn - Tech
Slip sliming away
Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.
By Emily Sohn - Life
What Comets Are Made Of
Astronomers are learning a lot from watching a comet break into pieces.
By Emily Sohn -
AnimalsPolar bears in trouble
Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
The History of Meow
Scientists have traced the history of housecats back to a wild species of cat that lived in the Near East thousands of years ago.
By Emily Sohn