Life

  1. Animals

    Census of the oceans

    Ten years of work reveals new species, amazing diversity.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Plants

    Supersizing pumpkins

    Engineers model extreme growth in fruits.

    By Alexandra Witze
  3. Fossils

    Prehistoric air travel

    Flying reptiles might have crossed oceans, continents nonstop.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Tech

    Crawling, nano-sized robots

    Built from DNA, these teeny bots move as directed.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Brain

    Bullying is an everyday problem

    New work is showing that the best way to stop bullying is to keep it from ever starting.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Brain

    Action gaming and quick thinking

    Playing action games can hone ability to decide quickly, precisely.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Animals

    Poop-sniffing mice to the rescue

    Animals can detect droppings left by ducks with Bird Flu.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Animals

    Afraid of its own fishy reflection

    A cichlid brain works differently when the fish attacks its mirror image.

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Genetics

    Your inner Neandertal

    New study finds some DNA in modern humans was passed down from Neandertals.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Brain

    Dreaming makes perfect

    A new study connects dreams with learning a new skill.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Life

    The algae invasion

    One of the world's simplest organisms is also one of the hardest to classify.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Animals

    Animals without oxygen, underwater

    Three species found possibly living where they should not.

    By Stephen Ornes