It's still a mystery how snails ended up scattered around the globe,How do organisms...
Wildlife
Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it's changing the way they migrate,Freighter crews have...
Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights,Just a moderate amount of artificial light...
Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast,Some of our ape...
Millions of years ago, marine reptiles may have used Nevada as a birthing ground,Bus-sized...
Could dragons be real? Not in the way we think.,It's pretty impossible for a...
Scientists are still banging out theories about how dinosaurs had sex,Soft tissues don't preserve...
What kind of worm is in your mezcal?,The moth species at the bottom of...
Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors,It takes time for...
The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science,Check out Popular Science's list of...
A stinky, 5,000-mile-long wad of seaweed is about to gunk up Florida's beaches,Sargassum, a...
An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons,Dynatoaetus gaffae boasts...
Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution,Dangerous levels of...
Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights,Just a moderate amount of artificial light...
With bulging eyes and a killer smile, this sabertooth was an absolute nightmare,Thylacosmilus, or...
To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate,'When we feed these ingredients to...
To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate,'When we feed these ingredients to...
What kind of worm is in your mezcal?,The moth species at the bottom of...
Benefit your neighborhood bats with this DIY bat house,Bats can help keep pests away...
Butterfly-inspired 'plasmonic paint' could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings,Light reflection and scattering off of...