Evolution

A lanky reptile found in the Centennial State is a close cousin of early dinosaurs

At the Kermadec Islands, humpbacks from all over the South Pacific converge and swap songs. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

The leafy lichens seem to have picked up where a lot of incinerated plants left off

A new study explores the brain structure of various dog breeds and how it relates to their behavior

Book recommendations from the editors of Scientific American 

Homo sapiens is not the only species that lies

As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, consider that feeding style means that aggressive tangle-web spider colonies produce more offspring after severe weather, while docile colonies do better in calm conditions.

An ancient cranium discovered in Ethiopia suggests the early hominin evolutionary tree is messier than we thought

Fossil poop reveals that some Jurassic pterosaurs were filter feeders

Bones found in Morocco underscore that many more dinosaurs await discovery.

Microbes in flowers are crucial to bee diets, and microbiome changes could be starving the insects

A fossil uncovered in the 1970s turns out to be a previously unknown species