In the Year Following Fire, a Mushroom Bonanza
Morels, odd yet delicious, are often hard to find—but not in western forests that just burned
The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
2 Lichen Mysteries Solved Reveal a Greater Hidden Truth
A pair of look-alike lichens may have outed a creature that escaped detection by biologists for centuries
Sharks' Rep Hurt by Scary Theme Music
"Objective" documentaries may be unintentionally biasing viewers
Newly Crowned Oldest Vertebrate May Live to 400
...and it doesn't reach sexual maturity until around 150
50-Million-Year-Old Insect Jumped Out of Skin to Escape Amber Tsunami
A mushroom, an insect skin and a mammal hair all walk into the same piece of amber...
80 Percent of Open-Ocean Fish Make Light
Lighting up is the rule, not the exception, for marine fish
My First Radiolab Interview: From Tree to Shining Tree
What goes on under the forest floor may astound you
Desert Moss Makes Water Trap So Powerful It Can Hoist Water against Gravity
Could you survive on only the moisture in fog? This moss can
Predator? No Problem--Water Fleas Grow Weapons
The water flea Daphnia grows its own helmets, spikes and crests in response to chemical cues that predators are near
Butterflies in the Time of Dinosaurs, with Nary a Flower in Sight
Jurassic butterflies disappeared a full 45 million years before the first caterpillar decided to grow up and become a beautiful butterfly—again
Blog Index
In the Year Following Fire, a Mushroom Bonanza
Morels, odd yet delicious, are often hard to find—but not in western forests that just burned
Read
2 Lichen Mysteries Solved Reveal a Greater Hidden Truth
A pair of look-alike lichens may have outed a creature that escaped detection by biologists for centuries
Read
Sharks' Rep Hurt by Scary Theme Music
"Objective" documentaries may be unintentionally biasing viewers
Read
Newly Crowned Oldest Vertebrate May Live to 400
...and it doesn't reach sexual maturity until around 150
Read
50-Million-Year-Old Insect Jumped Out of Skin to Escape Amber Tsunami
A mushroom, an insect skin and a mammal hair all walk into the same piece of amber...
Read
80 Percent of Open-Ocean Fish Make Light
Lighting up is the rule, not the exception, for marine fish
Read
My First Radiolab Interview: From Tree to Shining Tree
What goes on under the forest floor may astound you
Read
Desert Moss Makes Water Trap So Powerful It Can Hoist Water against Gravity
Could you survive on only the moisture in fog? This moss can
Read
Predator? No Problem--Water Fleas Grow Weapons
The water flea Daphnia grows its own helmets, spikes and crests in response to chemical cues that predators are near
Read
Butterflies in the Time of Dinosaurs, with Nary a Flower in Sight
Jurassic butterflies disappeared a full 45 million years before the first caterpillar decided to grow up and become a beautiful butterfly—again
Read
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Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Frontiers for Young Minds
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Illusion Chasers
Illusions, Delusions, and Everyday Deceptions
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Life, Unbounded
Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology
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Not bad science
New discoveries in animal behavior and cognition
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Plugged In
More than wires - exploring the connections between energy, environment, and our lives
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Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
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Rosetta Stones
Adventures in the good science of rock-breaking.
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SA Visual
STAFFIllustrating science since 1845
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STAFFA science blog, sans blague
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Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinct
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The Artful Amoeba
A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth
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Exploring and celebrating diversity in science.
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