Articles by Gemma Tarlach

Scientists fitted the famously bitey marsupials with tiny accelerometers to learn their secrets.

A photographer's drone's-eye image of the famous phumdis of northeastern India shows a unique environment undergoing change.

Some of Borneo's pitcher plants took insects off the menu in favor of mammal droppings. It's an evolutionary triumph.

This year, we met creatures (and other living things) great and small, from the world’s largest organism to microscopic parasites.

From engineering VR terror to tracking tipsy monkeys, we love watching researchers at work.

A curated collection of images shows why this natural phenomenon has fascinated and inspired humans for millennia.

From a 'happiness farmer' to dauntless vets, we met people rekindling hope through perseverance and innovation.

At Milwaukee’s Krampusnacht, we go in search of the essence of Santa’s unholy enforcer.

The monstrous menace known as Whatcheeria hints that our distant ancestors may have been more like us than we thought.

During the winter months, the iconic French site casts a perfect shadow on a bay full of history—and quicksand.

This microscopic treasure was collected from a remote site near the Arctic Circle.

Lake stars, ice rings, and other natural phenomena brought magic to a small Slovenian lake.

A creepy form of parasitism is one of evolution's favorite strategies, and scientists are starting to figure out how it works.

Castell-building has been a tradition in the Spanish region for centuries.

A past global staple you've never heard of, maslins are poised for a comeback.

The unique plesiosaur defies the fossil rulebook—just ask the “paleogrannies” who prepared it for study.

A surprise discovery from Haiti may finally reveal how some famous feral horses got to a distant barrier island.

Embryos of one of the world's most unusual amphibians become art in the eyes of a biologist and wildlife photographer.

The world’s largest array of greenhouses has transformed the region economically, and in other, unforeseen ways.

With a ‘Swiss Army knife’ head, tiny arms, and no relation to T. rex, a new dino find is providing intriguing evolutionary insights.

A photographer captures perseverance and pride over a decade of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo.

Scientists have pieced together a detailed biography—including a search for love and a violent end.

No one is sure how this geological oddity got there.

The adorable appearance highlights an unexpected ally in conservation.