Life

  1. Plants

    How a Venus Flytrap Snaps Shut

    A Venus flytrap stores energy to allow its hinged leaves to snap shut quickly.

    By Emily Sohn
  2. Animals

    Tool use comes naturally to crows

    Certain crows appear to be born with an instinct to make and use tools.

    By Emily Sohn
  3. Fossils

    Dino takeout for mammals

    Ancient mammals dined on young dinosaurs.

    By Emily Sohn
  4. Animals

    Geckos’ Sticky Feet Clean Themselves

    Tiny hairs on gecko toes can stay nearly dirtfree, helping the lizards cling to ceilings.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Animals

    Blotchy face, big-time wasp

    If paper wasps pretend to be something they're not, their peers get angry.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Animals

    A fallout feast for crabs

    Crabs can take advantage of hot, toxic plumes from undersea vents to feed on poisoned plankton.

    By Emily Sohn
  7. Brain

    Swedish Rhapsody

    Celebrations honoring the world's top scientists brought students from many countries to Sweden to tour, learn, talk, and party.

    By Emily Sohn
  8. Tech

    Crime lab

    From accidents to crime scenes, scientists are helping detectives solve mysteries.

    By Emily Sohn
  9. Animals

    Gecko night vision

    Certain geckos can tell colors apart even in dim moonlight.

    By Emily Sohn
  10. Fossils

    Big fish in ancient waters

    Fossils have revealed an ancient, oversized relative of modern-day swordfish.

    By Emily Sohn
  11. Fossils

    Downsized dinosaurs

    Island living may have led to miniature versions of giant dinosaurs.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Brain

    Sleep to Remember Places and Routes

    Deep sleep may help your brain solidify memories of where you've been and how you got there.

    By Emily Sohn