Masked Dinosaur
Remnants of pigments in the fossils of dinosaur feathers provide clues to how they looked and behaved in life.
Fever Birth Defects
Controlling fevers during early pregnancy may decrease the likelihood of congenital birth defects.
Hybrid Flying Robots
Tiny hybrid robots could conduct rescue missions in the air and sea.
Mongolian Dinosaurs
A Mongolian paleontologist brings poached fossils home.
Beak Evolution
More than a century of backyard bird feeding may have lengthened one bird species’ beaks.
Science Through Filmmaking
A film project reveals the secret behind sperm locomotion.
Mimicking Octopus Skin
The octopus inspires shape-changing materials.
Bird Play & Tools
Birds, like humans infants, learn about the world around them through play.
Spider Webs
A listener asks: Can spiders get caught in the webs of other spiders?
Sooty Birds
Soot on museum bird feathers provide an accurate record of air pollution in 19th and 20th century North American industrial cities.
Drug Prices & Nocebos
Can a drug’s price tag influence its side effects?
Exercise and Depression
A small amount of weekly exercise may help prevent depression.
Economics of Climate Change
A new report stresses the need for a practical response to climate change.
Pumpkin Toadlet Hearing
Tiny orange frogs called pumpkin toadlets can’t hear their own calls.
Tsunami Rafts
Japan’s 2011 tsunami carried hundreds of tiny species to the west coast of the United States by on manmade plastic objects.
Soy & Mussel Adhesives
A researcher develops a shellfish-inspired glue, made with soybeans.
Sleeping Jellyfish
Snoozing jellyfish help scientists understand the origins of sleep.