Scientists at Work

In 1981, Helene Marsh and her mentor discovered the truth about a basic biological process—but it took many researchers years to accept it.

As birds go, these Australian animals are unusual in many ways, including how they divvy up parenting duties.

Scientists braved rain, mud, and a close encounter at a crocodile farm to learn what fossilized feces reveal about life 33 million years ago.

Fish fossils may put "the single worst day for multicellular life on Earth" on the calendar.

These scientists want you to love whole wheat.

Malaspina Glacier is the world's most accessible of its kind—but that's not the only reason scientists find it so cool.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The animal known as BBYY traveled hundreds of miles, breaking records and shattering expectations.

Though the damage on La Palma in the Canary Islands is extensive, no lives were lost.

A look back at the ingenious ways scientists advanced our understanding of the world in 2021.

Conservationists are teaming up with fossil experts to help the bivalves—and the state's oyster economy—survive.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

Ale de la Puente collaborates with researchers to explore new ways of understanding our universe.

The majestic African baobab has seen several growth spurts over its 1,200 or so years.

In Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, a continent is tearing itself apart, and volcanic chemicals fuel ecosystems unlike anything else on the planet.

Which trees will live and which ones will die?

When ice goes, lichens and mosses move in and an entirely new ecosystem starts to take shape.

For one biologist studying the rock frogs' behavior, safeguarding their habitat is personal.