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May 30, 2011
If we’re not careful, lions and tigers could die out in our lifetime. The big cats are at the top of the food chain and without them, other species could come under attack. Find out what you can ...
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May 30, 2011
The great apes are our closest genetic relatives. We share 97 percent of our DNA, but we’re also the biggest threat to their survival.  See how you can protect our closest ...
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May 30, 2011
This is a video of Dr. Chris Langdon.
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May 30, 2011
Sea turtles are one of the earth’s oldest creatures. For millions of years they’ve thrived, but now they’re facing extinction. We track the turtles and ways to save ...
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May 28, 2011
Lisa P. Jackson of the Environmental Protection Agency talks about the new fuel economy labels for vehicles due out in 2013.  credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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May 27, 2011
Derek Briggs, director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, discusses an Anomalocaridid fossil discovery, along with a model of the anomalocaridid ...
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May 25, 2011
Tiny teeth discovered in Inner Mongolia belong to the prehistoric ancestor of the modern-day birch mouse. credit: SMU
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May 24, 2011
Monitoring water quality is vital to make sure dangerous bacteria doesn’t creep into our drinking water or overcome sewage treatment plants. With support from the National Science Foundation, ...
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May 24, 2011
Weihua Guan and Mark Reed confine a single polystyrene bead to an accuracy of just 10 nanometers, or about 1/10,000th the width of a human hair.
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May 22, 2011
Dr. Nancy Snyderman (NBC Today Show) talks to Meredith Vieira about foreign accent syndrome.
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May 22, 2011
Wizen and Gasith’s current study shows that adult Epomis beetles can prey upon live amphibians, in addition to their regular diet.
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May 22, 2011
An experiment that included physical activity during a lesson in school lead to higher test scores.
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May 22, 2011
It’s back pain … it’s a headache … it’s a … pseudo tumor? Doctors say the x-ray may show nothing at all … but total blindness may be right around the corner.  Here’s what to look ...
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May 20, 2011
The feeding mechanism of the first vertebrates.  credit: University of Zurich
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May 19, 2011
Computed tomography (CT) methods were applied to a problematic fossil spider (Arachnida: Araneae) from the historical Berendt collection of Eocene (ca. 44--49 Ma) Baltic ...
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May 19, 2011
Bullying in the workplace can have a significant psychological impact.
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May 19, 2011
The video shows photonic polymer materials made by mixing two block copolymers in different ratios to achieve a single lamellar period and one particular color. This is akin to making structural ...
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May 19, 2011
Miami program that encourages wheelchair bound kids to pick up rackets and learn the game of tennis.
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May 18, 2011
Science confirms that when babies sleep a lot for a few days, they’re going through a growth spurt.
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May 18, 2011
A new study looks at how many young children are able to unbuckle their car seats — most of them in moving vehicles.
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