
The New Economy of Excrement
Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertilizer, fuel and even food

The New Economy of Excrement
Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertilizer, fuel and even food

Speedy Fish's Swordlike Bill Serves as Multifunctional Killing Tool
High-speed video now reveals the bill as a specialized weapon that can exert great power or nudge prey gently

Migrating Birds Use Precise Flight Formations to Maximize Energy Efficiency
Birds coordinate the timing of their wing flaps to best take advantage of the 'flying V' formation

Poachers Gun Down Iconic Ibis
Goja, named by Jane Goodall and the poster bird for a project to save northern bald ibises from extinction, was killed by illegal hunters

Ode to the lowly tussock

Adventures in Alaskan science: How I escaped from a thermokarst

Alaskan science on the solstice: Doing research where the sun never sets

Science, pipelines and bears: A reporter goes to Alaska's Toolik Field Station