Alex Riley
An Ark for Antarctica
Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna?
The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea
This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?
How Autism Shaped the Modern Conversation
On Facebook, iPhone messenger, and What’s App, conversation is often silent and devoid of body language. Emotions are condensed to icons on a screen: a happy face, a wink, or a kiss blown to a loved one through LTE and pixels. These emoticons (a portmanteau of “emotion” and “icon”) and emojis (everything else from crocodiles […]
How Your Embryo Knew What To Do
The forgotten story of the woman who discovered how animals get their shape.
Red-Eyed Magpies, White-Speckled Ravens, & Other Birds of Unusual Feathers
The strange plumage of genetically mutated birds.
These Males Are Cheating Animals
The tricks they play would make Darwin blush.
Fish School Us on Wind Power
Record-efficiency turbine farms are being inspired by sealife.
