Life

  1. 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
  2. Ecosystems

    Underwater jungles

    Cold-water-loving kelp forests may be surprisingly abundant in the tropics.

    By
  3. Fossils

    Feathered fossils

    Scientists have discovered evidence of feathers on one of the biggest dinosaurs yet.

    By
  4. Animals

    Bee Disease

    Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.

    By
  5. Animals

    Color-changing bugs

    A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.

    By
  6. 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
  7. Animals

    A Wild Ferret Rise

    Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.

    By
  8. Animals

    Long nose, hopeful future

    A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.

    By
  9. Tech

    Slip sliming away

    Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.

    By
  10. Life

    What Comets Are Made Of

    Astronomers are learning a lot from watching a comet break into pieces.

    By
  11. Animals

    Polar bears in trouble

    Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.

    By
  12. 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