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The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

A new book explores what we still don't know about science.

Wind Turbine That Imitates Flippers Could Increase Efficiency

The bumps on a humpback's flipper prevent the beast from stalling as it turns.

Are Efforts to Save the Panda a Giant Waste of Money?

The panda has been called "possibly one of the grossest wastes of conservation money in the last half century" by conservationist Chris Packham. In fact, he insists that he "would eat the last panda" if the resources devoted to them could be transferred to "more sensible things."

10 Ways Genetically Engineered Microbes Could Help Humanity

Bacteria, yeast, and viruses are being used to fight cancer, produce renewable fuels, and do something even more valuable: make your clothing glow in the dark.

How to Turn Your Fist Into a Block-Breaking Machine

A tae kwon do fighter's foot can absorb about 2,000 times as much force as concrete before breaking. All it takes is force, precision, and a lot of practice.

Could Pandas Be an Evolutionary Mistake—or Proof of an Intelligent Designer?

The panda’s apparent lack of interest in sex and nutrition provides ample fodder to intelligent design supporters, who question how such an animal could have "evolved" to be so poorly suited for survival.

A First-Hand Look at the Grizzly Recovery

Yellowstone's course “Grizzlies: From Dumps to Recovery?” lets participants head into the wild to track the bears—and learned how they were rescued from the path to extinction.

3 Robots That Move Just Like Animals

A wall-crawling gecko, a paperclip-size fly, and an 8-tentacled jellyfish.

What is This? Video Game Soccer Balls?

Not quite, but you will find plenty in a locker room.

5 Next-Gen Antibiotics That Could Save Your Life

Some promising antibiotics come straight from nature, like the ones in alligator blood; some come straight from the lab, like fully synthetic "peptoids."

The World According to Fungi

Fungi can range from friendly to deadly, and get a bad rap as parasites. But while they're generally grouped with plants, in fact they're more like us.

Do You See What Shrimp See?

What does the world look like through the eyes of a mantis shrimp? A group of scientists went to find out—and their results were remarkable.

The Beautiful Mind of Freeman Dyson

Thoughts and illustrations from the legendary biologist and physicist Freeman Dyson: why nuking Japan was a mistake, how Biosphere II totally flopped, and why the worry about "dirty bombs" is just hysteria.

Whither the Coral Reefs?

Global warming and overfishing are killing reefs while scientists struggle to save them.

What Is This? A Diseased Reptile?

Here's a hint: You probably ate some at breakfast.

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