Choosy females attracted to sleep deprived male sandpipers
Is beauty sleep overrated? For some bird species it is.
Google Earth inspires cell biologists
Advances in microscopy allow researchers to zoom in and out of biological tissue like they’re using Google Earth.
Climbing in the rain
Geckos are perfectly adapted for clinging to dry surfaces in rainforests and urban environments.
Homo erectus was not alone
New fossils shed light on human evolution and solve a 40-year-old mystery.
What makes Paris look like Paris?
Visual data mining of Google identifies cities’ distinctive details.
A new era (Dreaming of Mars, part 3)
Setting up a permanent base on Mars may no longer be a dream. The plans are already there, we only need funding. Will we reach Mars by 2030?
