Reel to Real: Science caught on tape

Carnivorous leeches. Hawks subduing drones. Swooping starlings. The world’s slowest drip and one deadly jaguar. Press <PLAY>! More »

The deadly jolt of the electric eel

In its muddy home, the electric eel has a stunning ability to detect, disable and destroy prey. More »

People eat birds unto extinction: Witness the passenger pigeon and heath hen in North America or the moas in New Zealand. More »

Could noisy “soundscapes” disturb captive wildlife? New research suggests sounds matter for white rhino reproduction. More »

Behavior changes when animals compete — a perfect setup for evolution through natural selection. More »

The sidewinder rattlesnake winds sideways up hills that would defeat footed animals. A robot snake climbs a hill — returns some More »

Photosynthesis — creation of sugar from carbon dioxide with solar power — is the basis of life on Earth. Could photosynthesis become More »

In the cold, black depths of Antarctica, a microbial community is doing just fine, thank you very much. The energy comes from “eating” More »

A look at long-distance migration reveals surprising pattern. Migration did not originate in the tropics, home of bird diversity. More »

How is the Curiosity rover after one year on Mars? How are we faring in the search for life? More »

The “Constructal” theory purports to show similarities in the evolution of airplanes and birds. Both must live in the air. But how More »

Climate change and disease causing amphibian extinctions? One recent success story: frogs fight back! More »

Malaria is declining slowly, but skeeters carry other diseases, including dengue and West Nile. How do mosquitoes reproduce? What are More »

Even before the high-speed evolution of the Cambrian explosion, one shelled organisms lived by the thousands in groups that offered More »

Crayfish don’t like light, but they tolerate it — unless they are stressed. Zap them, and they fear light. Sound human? More »