Biology
Moldy Rock Pulled from 2,500 Feet Underground
Swedes searching for nuclear waste storage site stumble on a pocket of fungi that may reveal a huge hidden reservoir of life
Stories by Jennifer Frazer
Biology
Praying Mantises Catch and Eat Birds Alive [Video]
Hummingbirds in the Americas are a favorite target, but behavior seen worldwide
Biology
Learn about Rocky Mountain Mushrooms with Yours Truly
Curious about mushrooms? Live in Colorado?
Evolution
Alien Creature Swarming Oregon's Coast Is Actually a Close Relative [Video]
Oddly-shaped "sea pickles" have simple spinal cords and spines, at least as youngsters
Biology
Internet Sees Mysterious Gathering (Council?) of Gandalf-Themed Creatures
Wizard hats are all the rage, apparently
Biology
New Trove of Lichen Fossils Expands Total from 15 to 167
Botanical bonanza is also a trove of eye candy
Evolution
The Sea Cucumber That Became a Jellyfish
Calling Cthulhu ...
Biology
Bacterial Hair on Undersea Volcano Unlike Any Seen Before
Discovery is proof entire Earth ecosystems still await discovery
Evolution
The Giant Shipworm, Revealed at Last [Video]
An animal that eluded collection for hundreds of years bolsters deep-sea colonization hypothesis
Evolution
Are These Trilobite Eggs?
Mystery of trilobite reproduction may at last be solved
Biology
15-Million-Year-Old Pinecones Can Still Move
In 15 million years, you will not be moving anything
Biology
Pores Inside Bacteria Are Eerily Familiar
Freshwater bacteria from Australia surprise scientists with a suite of features unlike any seen before
Biology
The Venus Flytrap Anemone Is Doubly Well Named [Video]
Two alien, beautiful creatures are all in a day's work for deep-sea explorers
Biology
The Mesmerizing Motions of Starfish Larvae [Video]
The flow patterns starfish larvae generate while going about their business have an otherworldly beauty
Evolution
These Fins Are Made for Walking
The sea robin looks nothing like a robin—or anything else, really
Evolution
Shellfish Bearing Tusks? It Happened
500 million years ago, such creatures were part of the community of oddballs famously found in today's Burgess Shale
Biology
Inside the U.S.'s Only Ocean Exploration Ship
Okeanos Explorer is like Houston, Cape Canaveral and the space shuttle all rolled into one
Biology
Why Do Dust Mites Seem to Shun the Western U.S.?
A new study fails to find evidence of dust mites in dust samples from most of the west. Are there really none out there?
Go West, Allergy Sufferers: Dust Mites Avoid Arid America
But don’t go too far west—the West Coast (like its eastern counterpart) is a mite utopia
Biology
Life Is a Highway: Watch Bacteria Riding the Fungal Expressway [Video]
And they ride it all night long
