Tag Archives: Biology

The Lab Saving the World From Snake Bites

In a patchy ten-acre tractof grass in Coronado, a hilly exurb northeast of the Costa [...]

14 Fun Facts About Frightening Animals

Homer, Mary Shelley and Stephen King dreamed up horrific monsters that plague our nightmares. But [...]

Nine of the Weirdest Penises in the Animal Kingdom

Birds have them, bees have them, even regular old fleas have them, but in the [...]

Ten Scientific Discoveries From 2020 That May Lead to New Inventions

Many new inventions and technologies derive inspiration from nature. The practice of modeling artificial products [...]

Biking 10,000 Miles With Monarchs

The idea to bike from Mexico to Canada and back with the migrating monarch butterflies [...]

Study Finds Polygamy Helps Male Acorn Woodpeckers Thrive

Male acorn woodpeckers, like the one on the left, have more offspring over their lives [...]

Could We Chat With Whales?

“I don’t know much about whales. I have never seen a whale in my life,” [...]

Ten Scientific Discoveries From 2021 That May Lead to New Inventions

In science, inspiration can come from anywhere. A researcher might wonder about the thrust produced [...]

The Puerto Rican Island Where 1,500 Monkeys Rule

On the morning of September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, pummeling [...]

Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Wants to Build the International Space Station of the Sea

In 1963, a saucer-shaped, yellow submarine returned from the depths of the Red Sea and [...]

How the Bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park Became Celebrities

Bear enthusiasts across the globe huddled around their web browsers early this summer as the [...]

Seven Scientific Discoveries From 2022 That May Lead to New Inventions

The natural world is teeming with sources of inspiration for technological advancement. Evolution has shaped [...]

A Journey to the Northernmost Tree in Alaska

Ecologist Roman Dial removes a shell from his 12-gauge shotgun. “Wherever this lands,” he says, [...]

The Illuminating Science Behind Fireflies

In the dark of a June evening, standing in the black mud of a New [...]

Watch What Happens When A Coral Reef Can’t Get Enough Oxygen

From the surface, the havoc caused on a coral reef by a layer of low-oxygen [...]