Watch Air Swirl Around a Quadcopter Drone’s Rotors
Science proves drones don’t have to be so damn loud. The post Watch Air Swirl Around a Quadcopter Drone’s Rotors…
The Achingly Cute Fish With a Suction Cup on Its Belly
What oh what will a nearly spherical fish do to avoid being swept away? Suction itself to the seafloor, that’s…
The Critter That’s Mushy as a Jellyfish and Long as a Whale
It’s got a name almost as long and threatening as its string of clones. The post The Critter That’s Mushy…
A Mysterious Killer Algae Just Got a Little Less Puzzling
A new study makes a pivotal connection: A killer algae gets particularly toxic in masses of warm Pacific waters like…
Fiddler Crabs Use Their Giant Claw For the Two F’s: Fightin’ And Flirtin’
One of fiddler crab’s claws comes way, way bigger than the other—totally naturally. So it can fight and flirt, of…
Beautiful X-Ray Movies Reveal Skeletons Like Never Before
By layering a 3-D CT scan over a 2-D X-ray movie, researchers get a stunning look at bones in motion.…
Check Out the Tiger Beetle, the Most Ferocious Insect on Earth
The tiger beetle digs holes in the ground, lying in wait until it runs down its prey and tears it…
Meet the Three Most Absurd Creatures of 2016
We checked them out in person at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. The post Meet the Three…
From Theranos to Space Waves, These Were the 9 Biggest Science Stories of 2016
This year was an eventful one for science—physics, climate science, public health threats, you name it. The post From Theranos…
The Morpho Butterfly’s Blue Isn’t What It Seems
The morpho butterfly flashes perhaps the most stunning blue in the animal kingdom. But its color isn’t what it seems.…