All Stories by Sarah Zielinski
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AnimalsAnalyze This: Amphibian populations are on the decline
The chytrid fungus has been wiping out amphibians around the world. Scientists have tallied up the declines and found that the fungus is responsible for dozens of extinctions.
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EcosystemsWarming pushes lobsters and other species to seek cooler homes
Plants and animals are moving toward the poles, changing timing of important events and more — all in response to climate change.
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EcosystemsPhotographing wildflowers and other ways you can help fight climate change
Citizen scientists can help with climate and conservation research by counting birds, taking pictures of flowers and deciphering old weather records.
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AnimalsTo monitor penguin diet from satellites, look to poop
Scientists have figured out what foods dominate an Adélie penguin colony’s diet by looking at Landsat imagery. But to do so, they had to start with penguin poop.
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TechMythBusters Jr. puts kids in charge of testing myths — for science
Six young makers and scientists become official MythBusters in this new Science Channel series.
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AnimalsHow Hannibal the cannibal led to a discovery about cobra diet
How a snake named Hannibal led to a discovery about cobra cannibalism
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AnimalsThis penguin prey knows how to fight back
Scientists attached cameras to gentoo penguins off the Falkland Islands. The video revealed that their tiny prey can sometimes win in a fight.
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Science & SocietyClimate change sets people on the move
As their homelands experience uncomfortable changes to weather, many people have begun migrating to places with a better climate.
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EarthExplainer: Where fossil fuels come from
Despite one oil company famously using an Apatosaurus as its logo, oil, gas and coal don’t come from dinosaurs. They do, however, come from a long time ago.
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ChemistryExplainer: CO2 and other greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide is just one of several chemicals that contribute to the greenhouse effect. Nitrous oxide, methane and CFCs are other big contributors.