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Shark Teeth Are Crumbling

As ocean acidity grows, it’s eating into their gnashers

September 11, 2025

Rogue Wave Mystery Solved

Each leviathan of the deep has a signature that can be used to forecast it

September 10, 2025

These Carnivorous Bats Are Softies

They are fond of cuddle balls and rear their children for years

September 10, 2025

Where Will the Sloths Go?

Their habitat is disappearing as humans encroach

September 10, 2025

Why I Became a Birdwatcher

Learning to look past indifference and into the mystery of life

September 10, 2025

Meet the Asteroids Next Door

A radar system is set to map near-Earth objects as they fly by

September 9, 2025

When Your Father Is a Magician, What Do You Believe?

A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances

September 9, 2025

When Nature Burst Into Vivid Color

Which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them?

September 9, 2025

This Forest Survived a Megafire

Saving it involved destroying it twice

September 8, 2025

You Can Help NASA Track Hurricane Damage

Cell phone photos can help in recovery efforts

September 8, 2025

Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future

Diseases that cause suffocation, paralysis, and childhood death are poised to come surging back

September 5, 2025

Cities Obey the Laws of Living Things

All towns, big and small, are animals

September 5, 2025