Orca Quickly Learns to Mimic Human Speech
A killer whale picks up words like “hello” and “bye-bye,” some on the first attempt
Stories by Mindy Weisberger
2017 Ranked Among Three Hottest Years Ever
The average amount of heat absorbed and trapped in the upper ocean last year was also higher than ever seen before
Mexico Designates North America's Largest Ocean Reserve
The area is uniquely rich in marine biodiversity
Hunting Big Game: Why People Kill Animals for Fun
Thousands of people each year visit wild spaces across Africa with guns in hand. They’re playing a dangerous game
"Rogue" Science Agencies Defy Trump Administration on Twitter
Anonymous accounts are purportedly linked to NASA, National Parks and other agencies
Jumping Spiders "Hear" Long-Range Audio with Their Hairy Legs
Spiders can sense and respond to sounds coming from distances more than three meters away even though they lack ears and eardrums
These Eagles Snatch Hostile Drones from the Sky
The Dutch National Police are training juvenile bald eagles to use their sharp talons to ground rogue flying robots
Shoe-Wearing Robot's No Flatfoot--It Walks like a Person
Enhanced walking capabilities could help robots navigate environments that people move around in, and could improve the performance of bots created for disaster response
Invasive Lionfish Arrive in the Mediterranean
The first wave of a lionfish invasion has struck in the Mediterranean Sea, a region where these fish had not been established before
Calls Escalate for Lifting Blood Donor Ban on Men Who Have Sex with Men
After the Orlando massacre some are suggesting the Food and Drug Administration reconsider its policy
T. rex May Have Had Lips
A University of Toronto paleontologist suggests the predator's teeth were hidden behind scaly skin when not on the hunt
Nile Crocodiles Reported in Florida
Study identifies the bigger, meaner species in the wild—and on a Miami porch
Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil
A crustacean-like creature that lived during the Cambrian period left behind a central nerve cord that extended throughout the body, with visible clusters of tissue
Swim Like a Butterfly? Sea Snail 'Flies' Through Water
Tiny sea butterfly flaps its winglike appendages in a figure-eight pattern to propel itself through the ocean
Tarantula in Black: Dark, Hairy Spider Named After Johnny Cash
Scientists have reclassified the majority of the 55 known tarantula species and added 14 new ones
Octopuses Are Surprisingly Social--and Confrontational
Posturing and color change among the ways that male and female octopuses frequently communicate, study finds
Everybody Freeze! The Science of the Polar Bear Club
Intrepid swimmers prepare for a New Year's dip in the unseasonably warm Atlantic
Baghdad Blasts: Earthquake Detectors Map Sounds of War
Seismic equipment installed in Iraq to measure to detect and measure earthquakes could also help emergency responders following mortar attacks and car bombs
"Forgotten" 19th-Century Images of Eclipses, Stars and Planets Found
Tucked away in the basement of the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, boxes held hundreds of glass plates imprinted with images of telescope observations, some of which are 120 years old
