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An African wild dog pack at uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
science

African Wild Dogs Vote on Crucial Pack Issues by Sneezing

Democracy is a blessing.
Natasha Frost September 7, 2017
The Perlan 2 glider in El Calafate, Argentina.
world record

The Ceiling for Unpowered Flight Just Went Up 2,000 Feet

The Perlan 2 glider team is aiming much, much higher, and doing science on the way.
Kelsey Kennedy September 7, 2017
Eastern coast of guatemala, showing what was ehne British honduras (Now Belize).
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Mapa en Relieve

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.
William S. Cooper in Glacier Bay.
science

Found: The Forgotten Metal Markers of a 100-Year-Old Ecology Study

Eight plots in Alaska are now the longest-running study of plant succession in the world.
Sarah Laskow September 7, 2017
<em>White Terraces, Rotomahana</em>, by Charles Blomfield, 1897.
volcanoes

The Quest to Rediscover New Zealand's Lost Pink and White Terraces

A German diary from 1859 might point the way to a geothermal wonder buried by a volcanic eruption.
Kelsey Kennedy September 6, 2017
science

Clever Cockatoos' Tool Use Is Off the Hook

And puts young human children to shame.
Natasha Frost September 6, 2017
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A View of Saturn's Rings From the Inside, Courtesy of Cassini

The 20-year-old satellite is still sending back images during its swan dive into the planet's atmosphere.
Kelsey Kennedy September 5, 2017
All illustrations: Sebastien Thibault.
science

The Hidden Memories of Plants

Inside a quiet revolution in the study of the world's other great kingdom.
Sarah Laskow September 5, 2017
aquariums

A Rare Yellow Lobster Joins a Boston Aquarium's Lobster Rainbow

Many genetic mutations, together in one place.
Kelsey Kennedy September 1, 2017
Ruysch, <em>Opera omnia anatomico-medico</em>.
science

The Two Best Dutch Anatomists of the 17th Century Hated Each Other

They had dramatically different ideas about how to depict dead bodies.
Sarah Laskow September 1, 2017
The raffia palm has one of the largest leaves in the plant kingdom.
science

Why Some Plants Have Huge Leaves and Others Have Tiny Ones

It comes down to the risk of overheating or freezing.
Kelsey Kennedy August 31, 2017
Nothing says "science" like the white lab coat.
world record

Behold the World Record for Most People Dressed Like Scientists

It's not science. But it kind of looks like it.
Eric Grundhauser August 31, 2017
Pallid bats are known for attacking their prey on the ground.
science

These Bats Don't Let Scorpion Stings Get in the Way of a Tasty Meal

Their immunity to venom could lead to new treatments for pain.
Kelsey Kennedy August 31, 2017
A grizzly bear was spotted by a remote camera digging through a red squirrel midden.
science

Squirrels Are Unintentionally Luring Bears to Railroad Tracks

Train cars leak seeds, rodents collect them, and bears show up for easy meals.
Kelsey Kennedy August 30, 2017
Ancient Roman lead pipes found in Ostia Antica.
science

Ancient Romans Were Using Lead Pipes Earlier Than We Thought

Soil samples provide a record of Roman water usage.
Kelsey Kennedy August 29, 2017
poison

The Mysterious Coastal Cloud That Made Dozens Sick

Toxic haze on the British coast may have come from a passing ship.
Natasha Frost August 29, 2017
Riggers on the stack.
Gaithersburg, Maryland

World's Largest Deadweight Machine

The U.S. government built the million-pound stack of steel during the Space Race.
Could the rubber band of the future be right around the corner? Yes.
science

'Smart' Rubber Bands Are on Their Way

Adding graphene could mean major upgrades to an old standby.
Eric Grundhauser August 28, 2017