Latest Stories in Natural Sciences - Page 4
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Remora fish, those suckers of the sea, are inspiring new adhesives
Remora fish are known for their ability to latch on to other fish and not let go. How they do that is of interest to scientists, who are looking toward this fish for clues to better adhesives.
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Let this slime mold blow your mind! Haunt your dreams!
Watch this and marvel in the weird and wonderful world of slime mold.
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A Picture is Worth... Chris Hadfield tweets Pi from space
The commander of the International Space Station looks down at the Sahara Desert and thinks it looks like a pie crust.
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Town hangs dead vultures from trees to warn others to keep away
With the help of the USDA, Bridgewater, New Jersey, is tackling its vulture problem in one of the spookiest ways possible.
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House-eating invasive species of giant snail found in Australian port
File this one under "we think we've just dodged a bullet". Invasive species are a huge problem in general, but even moreso in ecosystems that are isolated.
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Antarctica seen naked for the first time!
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, along with collaborators from around the world, have created the most detailed map yet of what is hidden under Antarctica's ice sheets.
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Carl Sagan would love SpaceX's Grasshopper
As the Russian meteor recently reminded us, Earth is not immune from space rock. Thankfully impacts are rare, and big impacts even rarer, but as Carl Sagan so eloquently put it, we can't keep whistling in the dark forever.
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Stunning photography of To The Arctic book and film
The work of photographer Florian Schulz is complied in an IMAX film and companion book. We highlight some of the best of his images.
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Rescued alligator fitted with first-of-its-kind prosthetic tail
If there appears to be a glint of gratitude in this gator's generously-toothed grin, it just might be because he's feeling whole once again.
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15 months of a forest's life shown in 3-minute time-lapse
Wow... the wonder of the woods through the seasons.
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US Forest Service returns to sensible fire management for 2013
Following a controversial decision in 2012 to launch an "aggressive initial attack” on all wildfires, however big or small, the US Forest Service spent $1.3 billion fighting fires, some $400 million over budget.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Strange ice circles appear in lakes and rivers in winter
Extremely rare ice circles spark interest, and often questions of paranormal activity.
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About that 62-year-old albatross that just hatched a chick...
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has surprised scientists about how long these birds can live, let alone rear chicks.
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Monkey poses for police photo after getting caught trashing woman's home
As more and more humans make themselves at home in once wild habitats, monkeys have begun taking the liberty to trespass in return -- and some seem quite pleased with themselves for doing so.
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Up close with animals living at Earth's poles
Paul Souders gets up close with animals from polar bears to penguins, from walrus to belugas, as he travels from pole to pole documenting wildlife.
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Saturn's strange north pole is a giant hexagon
We've learned a lot about Earth's atmosphere and climate by studying other planets. Here's a closer look at Saturn's very cool polar hexagon.
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With fewer predators comes higher carbon emissions
Species at the top of the food chain play a much more important role for regulating an ecosystem than previously thought.
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The Great Lakes vacationing in... Europe
Sometimes the best way to get an idea of the scale of something is to change the context.
