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A Map for Vanishing Animals
The geography of loss, in two imaginative charts -
Asking Trees to Solve a Roman Conspiracy
Tree-ring records suggest that drought played a role in Roman Britain’s decline -
How Animals Understand Death
Intimations of mortality are not ours alone -
Revisiting an Iconic Space Hat
The Sombrero Galaxy returns in a revamped Hubble image -
Snakes Break All the Rules
Stephen S. Hall on writing his new book Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World -
Why We Might Not Find Life on Titan
At most, its oceans may contain biomass equivalent to a small dog -
AI-Powered Rescue Dogs
New tech might help humans find others in need faster -
Destruction for Thee, Habitat for Me
For Schaus’ swallowtail butterflies, hurricanes mean clear skies and bright futures -
Conjuring Imaginary Creatures
Dinosaur illustrator Mick Ellison on the evolution of using science and art to visualize the long-extinct animals of the deep past -
As Mountains Rise, Biodiversity Blooms
Steeper, faster, and higher peaks make more species -
In Search of the First Animals
A fossilized ocean reef on a mountaintop may hold clues to the evolution of complex life -
The Secret Lives of Moths
The nocturnal insects with surprising pollination power
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The Last of Their Kind
Are efforts to resurrect the northern white rhino more technological hubris than genuine conservation?
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The Animals That Exist Between Life and Death
At the dawn of microbiology, scientists glimpsed unseen worlds and stumbled into a philosophical purgatory
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Planet Nurseries Are Smaller Than We Thought
An explanation for the abundance of super-Earths -
Why Our Brains Crave Ideology
A neuroscientist reveals how to nurture authentic and flexible thinking -
Eastern North America Is a Geological Hotbed
Violent crumpling of rock left a continental edge that is much more interesting than we imagined -
Sea Slug, Climate Change Warrior
A species of sea hare has an impressive tolerance for heat and a penchant for gene mixing -
The Birds Eat the Bees
The crested honey buzzard’s unique adaptations help them eat their favorite food: young bees and wasps
