Within The Animal Kingdom, Sometimes Father Knows Best
Who’s your daddy? If you’re a giant salamander, he’s the one who fanned your nest with his tail, of course.
How The Near Extinction of Indian Vultures Led to Disaster
The populations of the nine species of Indian vultures began to plummet in the 1990s
Baby Sea Turtles and the “Lost Year”
Scientists have a way to follow baby sea turtles during their frantic first hours of life.
How Many People Does it Take to Wreck an Ecosystem?
A relatively small number of people are required to destroy and ecosystem
Back from Extinction, But Not Safe: Captive Breeding Restores a Giant Galapagos Tortoise
The Española giant tortoise, once feared extinct, has a viable population again.
Chess Grandmastery: Nature, Gender, and the Genius of Judit Polgár
László Polgár raised all three of his daughters to become chess prodigies.
Sixteen-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Sperm Discovered in Australia
Digging in Queensland, Australia, scientists recently discovered the fossilized remains of a small crustacean known as a seed ...