All Stories

  1. Fossils

    Message in a dinosaur’s teeth

    Giant dino that was T. rex rival may have spent most of its time in the water.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Health & Medicine

    Making light of sleep

    Teens are prone to sleep problems, but a little sunshine could help.

    By Susan Gaidos
  3. Chemistry

    Cold, colder and coldest ice

    Electric charge can change the temperature at which water freezes.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Animals

    The case of the hairy eyeball

    Pet tarantulas don't need venom to express irritation.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Animals

    Pipefish power from mom

    When pop's a shrimp of a fish, mom passes on extra protein boost.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Tech

    The science of disappearing

    Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Health & Medicine

    Physics of running bared

    Running without shoes softens the blow.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Earth

    Watering the air

    Crop irrigation and farming practices could mean a cooler, wetter Midwest.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Brain

    Teaching Math, teaching anxiety

    Teachers' math worries could affect students' performance.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Plants

    Surprise Visitor

    Newly discovered cricket pollinates orchids in nighttime rendezvous.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Animals

    Island of Hope

    In a remote village in Fiji, nature and people are working together to save each other.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Tech

    Supersonic Splash

    Coming soon to a pond near you: air moving faster than the speed of sound.

    By Stephen Ornes