Wallace J. Nichols on Turtles… and TacosOctober 06, 2008 – Wallace J. Nichols (right) and Jeffrey Seminoff release an adult female hawksbill sea turtle with a satellite transmitter in El Salvador While fact-checking an upcoming story on the pros and cons of development in Baja California, Senior Researcher Meg Weaver stumbled upon the story of Adelita, a loggerhead turtle who migrated nearly 7,500 miles from…
Photos: New Species, "Living Fossils" Found in AtlanticJuly 08, 2010 – A recent Atlantic expedition discovered many rare sea creatures, from swimming sea cucumbers to potential, pink "missing links."
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Fossil "Cat Crocodile" Had Mammal-like TeethAugust 05, 2010 – With canines, molars, and a sliding jaw, the newfound crocodile could do one thing no other known reptile can or could: chew.Coal Firms to Strip-Mine Historic Battlefield?June 04, 2010 – In 1921, 20 miners died fighting for labor rights on West Virginia's Blair Mountain. Now coal firms want to literally open the mountain for business.
Prehistoric Europeans Hunted, Ate Lion?June 15, 2010 – Prehistoric Europeans were top hunters capable of taking down cave lions, a new study suggests, though the practice was likely extremely rare.
Neanderthals, Humans Interbred—First Solid DNA EvidenceMay 08, 2010 – Turns out most of us have a little Neanderthal in us, according to the first solid DNA evidence for Neanderthal-human interspecies sex.
Watching "Sexy" Males Leads to Better Chicks, Study SaysJuly 01, 2010 – Watching attractive males dance before breeding makes female Houbara bustards lay more and healthier eggs, a new study suggests.
Planet Triangle, Moon, Asteroid Sky Show ThursdayAugust 12, 2010 – In a spectacle visible to the naked eye, four planets, an asteroid, and the moon will huddle together in the western sky Thursday, astronomers say.
Male Antelope Scare Females Into Staying for SexMay 23, 2010 – To keep wandering females close, male topi antelope will begin snorting and staring at nonexistent predators, a new study says.
"Lucy" Kin Pushes Back Evolution of Upright Walking?June 21, 2010 – A newfound skeleton that was a male relative of the human ancestor "Lucy" supports the idea that walking upright evolved earlier than thought, a new study says.
Titanic Is Falling ApartAugust 20, 2010 – Sunday, scientists will set sail to preserve the crumbling wreck in 3-D—and to find out just how long Titanic might last.
Eating Crocodile Helped Boost Early Human Brains?June 03, 2010 – A diet of crocodiles and other aquatic animals may have given early humans lots of "good fat," leading to bigger brains, a new study says.
A box full of Ping-Pong balls: My article on inclusive fitness in NY TimesAugust 30, 2010 – On Wednesday, EO Wilson and colleagues at Harvard came out swinging at a major concept in modern evolutionary biology, known as inclusive fitness. A generation of scientists has used it to explain how animals help each other–because they’re kin. In the new paper, Wilson and colleagues say it’s superfluous. I’ve written a story about the […]
Balaur the stocky dragon – Velociraptor’s double-clawed Romanian cousinAugust 30, 2010 – The “killing claw” of Velociraptor has been a fixture of popular imagination ever since it tapped its way across a kitchen floor in Jurassic Park. But if Velociraptor became iconic, then its close relative Balaur should be doubly so; this newly discovered dinosaur had two sickle-shaped claws on each foot. And unlike the lithe, agile […]
"Key" Human Ancestor Found: Fossils Link Apes, First Humans?April 10, 2010 – Australopithecus sediba had a "surprisingly" human-like face and could walk well upright but was apelike in other ways. Let the debate begin.
Super Storms: No End in SightOctober 09, 2009 – Scientists are urgently trying to forecast the next killer hurricanes.