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Mary Anning: Life and discoveries of the first female paleontologistMary Anning's discoveries shocked the 19th-century scientific establishment. But her gender, poverty and lack of formal education meant she often didn't get credit for her work.
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Fisher cats: Animals that aren't cats, nor are they really fishersIf the fisher cat isn't the most inaccurately named animal in North America, it's certainly up there: It's not a cat, and it doesn't care much for fishing.
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Albatrosses: Facts about the biggest flying birdsAlbatrosses are big, majestic birds found soaring above most of the world’s oceans.
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Gel Offers New Possibilities for 'Soft' RobotsThe gel absorbs water at room temperature but expels it at higher temperatures.
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Caterpillars Build Leaf 'Houses,' Other Insects Move InWhen caterpillars become butterflies, other insects take over leaf rolls.
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Bizarre Valentine: Why Mating Snails Stab With 'Love Darts'Strange mating behavior may keep snails from fooling around with other beaus.
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Cameras Capture Falling Snowflakes in 3DA gadget that can snap photos of individual snowflakes in freefall could lead to more accurate weather predictions.
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3D-Printing a Low-Cost SatelliteSeeking low-cost ways to launch their experiments into space, a team of scientists has designed a space-ready, 3-D printed CubeSat.
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Weird Moth Genitals Reveal 3 New SpeciesMoths that otherwise look alike are set apart by their privates.
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Telecommuting Gets People Back to Work Post-SandyStir-crazy, but otherwise safe and healthy workers laid up by Hurricane Sandy are turning to modern technology to get their work done.
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Can You Stop a Hurricane by Nuking It?The theory goes that the energy released by a nuclear bomb detonated just above and ahead of the eye of a storm would heat the cooler air there, disrupting the storm's convection current.
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Super Stretchy Material is Also Super StrongScientists hope the material could one day serve as a cartilage replacement.
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Edible Oil Dispersant Tackles Spill Cleanup ProblemThe new dispersant also floats and has nonstick properties, making it safer for wildlife.
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Could Pumping Aerosols into the Atmosphere Stop Global Warming?Geoengineering is no longer fringe science as the debate shifting from whether it should be done to how.
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Could Space Mirrors Stop Global Warming?While technically feasible, the costs of a giant reflector in space would be out of this world, and it might only be a short-term solution to global warming.
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New Printer Inkjet Nozzle Inspired By Human EyeThe technology could help drive down printer ink costs.
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'Smart Fur' Lets Robo-Pets Read Owners' EmotionsThe smart fur could allow robot pets to gauge their owners’ emotions and respond accordingly.
