All Stories
- Environment
Spotty survival
The northern spotted owl faces unpredictable threats and an uncertain future.
- Physics
Thinner air, less splatter
At low air pressure, a liquid drop that hits a surface makes no splash.
- Animals
Stunts for High-Diving Ants
When some tree-dwelling ants fall out of their homes, they often control the direction of their tumbles.
- Planets
Sounds of Titan
A space probe touches down on an alien, but eerily familiar world and samples its music.
- Health & Medicine
Football Scrapes and Nasty Infections
The scrapes suffered by professional football players on the field can lead to serious skin infections.
- Animals
Insects Take a Breather
Many types of insects appear to control how much oxygen they take in.
- Tech
Chocolate Rules
Scientists unravel the mysteries of what makes chocolate yummy and even good for you.
- Health & Medicine
Lost Sight, Found Sound
Brain areas devoted to vision can take on other duties following loss of sight.
- Plants
How a Venus Flytrap Snaps Shut
A Venus flytrap stores energy to allow its hinged leaves to snap shut quickly.
- Space
Black hole journey
Research on weird, invisible objects called black holes might help explain how the universe began.
- Planets
Unveiling Titan
A space probe that landed on Saturn's frigid moon Titan found a landscape that looks a lot like Earth.
- Tech
Musclebots Take Some Steps
Researchers have let loose scores of walking micromachines made from heart muscle.
