Welcoming Neighborhood Sounds
If you knew that where you settled down would be home for the rest of
your life, you’d make sure...
Science & the Sea
Grandma Whales
As women enter middle age, their bodies gradually stop menstruating
until they hit menopause, when they can no longer bear...
A Ray’s “Virgin Birth”
Did you see the headlines earlier this year suggesting that a round
stingray at a North Carolina aquarium may have...
Learning Without a Brain
You would think it’s necessary to have a brain to be able to learn new
things. But at least one...
Clams’ Contagious Cancer
Two facts about cancer are constant across nearly all species on
earth: the disease results from mutated cells growing out...
Nursery of Mermaid’s Purses
When researchers went exploring an ancient underwater volcano about
a mile below the surface off Canada’s Pacific coast, they expected...
A Full Moon Mystery
Sometimes scientific discoveries answer questions scientists have
wondered about for years, but more often, a discovery simply raises
dozens of...
A Sponge Sneeze Feast
Every time you sneeze, your body is taking the opportunity to violently
eject allergens, viruses, bacteria, chemicals or other particles...
An Octopus’s Garden
It’s no longer just a popular Beatles song—off the coast of central
California, nearly two miles under the sea, is...
The Warm-Hearted Fish
You might remember learning that mammals and birds are warmblooded,
meaning their bodies can generate heat to maintain a fairly...
