The robots are coming!
A team of scientists led by Vijay Kumar has created agile aerial robots that swarm and sense each other.
Louisiana is sinking
Though it may seem like a paradox, a lack of water could drown coastal Louisiana. Every hour, an area of land approximately the size of a football field disappears. Mostly to blame are…
Sexual competition has endowed ducks with enormous organs
Male Argentine lake ducks possess — in relation to their body length — the longest penises of any vertebrate.
Unlocking the secrets of chemical signals
Witchweeds and smoke-responsive species have taken advantage of chemical signals, but not for the same reasons.
What do gorillas and humans have in common?
The gorilla genome has given scientists an insight into human evolution.
