Walking on Water
Gods in Ancient Egypt could do it; so allegedly could Buddha and Jesus. But for the rest of us lowly…
Category: biology
Riding raindrops
To humans, falling rain usually amounts to little more than a minor inconvenience. After all, we are big and raindrops…
Tennessee’s bat cave
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN. — The world’s first artificial bat cave is expecting the arrival of its first winged visitors.…
Living Long Beneath the Sea
In the muck beneath the ocean floor, there’s something alive. Lots of somethings. But don’t worry: You’ll never see…
The rest of your DNA
The tiniest, most complicated set of instructions just got a little easier to read, thanks to a giant…
Seal scientists
Climate scientists concerned about global warming keep a close eye on Antarctica. There, some of the ice shelves that…
Common Sense
Unlike Luke Skywalker, maybe you can't feel the force. But can you see it? Listen to this Loh Down on…
Costs of missing sleep
Not all fruit flies are born equal. Some can skip 12 hours of sleep without missing a beat; others need…
No frostbite for dogs
When playful pups skid across an icy pond or romp in a snowdrift, their paws plunge into frosty places. If…
Dolphin dimples detect electricity
German scientists have found that Guiana dolphins can detect tiny electric fields using special organs in their snouts ---…