All Stories
-
Tech
Atomic Drive
Chemists have assembled atoms into tiny molecular cars that motor across a gold surface.
By Emily Sohn -
Planets
Lakes on Titan
Saturn's giant moon Titan appears to be sprinkled with lakes of liquid methane.
By Emily Sohn -
Space
Dead star exploding
Huge nuclear explosions have ripped the outer layers off a dense, nearby star.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Ants on Stilts
Some ants appear to estimate distances by keeping track of the number of steps they take.
By Emily Sohn -
Archaeology
Sahara cemetery
Archaeologists uncover the remains of a Stone Age settlement in the Sahara desert.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Feeding School for Meerkats
Meerkats teach their young how to catch and kill prey such as scorpions and spiders.
By Emily Sohn -
Climate
Hot summers, wild fires
Rising temperatures and earlier snowmelts in the western United States have intensified forest fires.
By Emily Sohn -
Oceans
Surf watch
Figuring out the waves and the wind is an important part of surfing.
By Emily Sohn -
Fossils
Supersight for a Dino King
Tyrannosaurus rex had some of the best vision in animal history.
By Emily Sohn -
Space
Banana Split in Space
Astronomers have spotted an odd pair of banana-shaped features in a planet-forming cloud around a nearby star.
By Eric Jaffe -
Health & Medicine
Sun screen
Too much exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays can damage human skin. That's why doctors recommend people who will be outdoors for long hours in the summer sun protect their skin.
By Emily Sohn -
Fossils
An Ancient Spider’s Web
The diets of some spiders haven't changed much in millions of years.
By Emily Sohn