Life
- Fossils
Feathered fossils
Scientists have discovered evidence of feathers on one of the biggest dinosaurs yet.
- Animals
Bee Disease
Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.
- Animals
Color-changing bugs
A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.
- Environment
Lessons from a lonely tortoise
In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.
- Animals
A Wild Ferret Rise
Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.
- Animals
Long nose, hopeful future
A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.
- Tech
Slip sliming away
Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.
- Life
What Comets Are Made Of
Astronomers are learning a lot from watching a comet break into pieces.
- Animals
Polar bears in trouble
Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.
- Animals
The History of Meow
Scientists have traced the history of housecats back to a wild species of cat that lived in the Near East thousands of years ago.
- Brain
Nice Chimps
Like people, chimpanzees (and babies) seem to help each other out, just because it feels good to be generous.
- Fossils
A big, weird dino
A newly discovered genus of feathered dinosaurs was surprisingly huge and heavy for its shape.
