Catching the Rainforest’s Breath Video 02.28.2017 Armed with a suite of high-tech tools, scientists are measuring the flow of gases into and out of the Amazon rainforest to understand how this iconic ecosystem responds to seasonal and climatic shifts.
Invisible Nature: The Glowing Squid Video 02.21.2017 Instead of hiding in the dark, the Hawaiian bobtail squid cruises through moonlit waters—and hides its own shadow.
Lens of Time: Building a Butterfly Wing Video 02.15.2017 Scientists open a window—literally—into a process that normally remains hidden deep inside a butterfly’s chrysalis.
In Search of Suckers Article 01.03.2017 An endangered fish makes a comeback in the Grand Canyon’s depths—but will the razorback sucker stick around?
The Anomalies: The Dewlap Video 01.03.2017 An apparent inconsistency leads scientists to a new discovery about the role the environment plays in animal communication.
Lens of Time: Velvet Worms—Secret of the Slime Video 12.13.2016 Physics and biology meet to create one of the world’s strangest weapons: the slime cannon.
Lens of Time: How Hummingbirds Hover Video 10.18.2016 Armed with the latest technology, scientists are beginning to unlock the secrets of one of nature’s most acrobatic flyers.
Lens of Time: Spider Seduction Video 09.13.2016 For these jumping spiders, stayin’ alive requires all the right dance moves—and the perfect soundtrack, too.
Lens of Time: Bat Ballet Video 08.02.2016 Hundreds of thousands of bats emerge from a hole in the ground, and scientists with high-speed video cameras are there to make sense of the overwhelming spectacle.
Invisible Nature: Life in the Clouds Video 07.05.2016 Scientists are looking skyward to explore one of biology’s last frontiers, and discovering a rich diversity of microbial life high above our heads.
March of the Flamingos Photo Essay 06.21.2016 In the harsh, hot soda lakes of East Africa, flamingos thrive, and now scientists are beginning to understand how these birds live where other species die.
Lens of Time: Corals in Motion Video 06.18.2016 Corals occupy their own time dimension, but if given enough time, they reveal a surprising array of behaviors that give them an edge deep below the ocean’s surface.
Lens of Time: Slime Lapse Video 06.07.2016 What these single-celled, gelatinous blobs lack in brain power, they make up for with surprisingly complex decision-making.
Invisible Nature: Code of the Treehopper Video 05.31.2016 Hiding in plain sight and deceptively still, treehoppers have evolved an ingenious way to communicate—and they’re making a racket.
Mystery of the Corkscrew Seals Article 05.24.2016 A rash of unusual seal deaths has perplexed scientists along the North Atlantic coast and challenges our desire to find tidy explanations in nature.
The Lobster and its Amazing Noses Video 05.03.2016 Enter the world of the lobster and witness the invisible signals that guide these creatures through life on the ocean floor.
