Anglerfish: Biology, bioluminescence and lifecycle By Rachel Kaufman published 20 April 22 Reference Meet the fish that fish for other fish.
Mary Anning: Life and discoveries of the first female paleontologist By Rachel Kaufman published 22 February 21 Mary 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.
Fisher cats: Animals that aren't cats, nor are they really fishers By Rachel Kaufman published 4 November 20 If 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.
Albatrosses: Facts about the biggest flying birds By Rachel Kaufman published 24 July 20 Albatrosses are big, majestic birds found soaring above most of the world’s oceans.
Gel Offers New Possibilities for 'Soft' Robots By Rachel Kaufman published 30 May 13 The gel absorbs water at room temperature but expels it at higher temperatures.
Caterpillars Build Leaf 'Houses,' Other Insects Move In By Rachel Kaufman published 20 February 13 When caterpillars become butterflies, other insects take over leaf rolls.
Bizarre Valentine: Why Mating Snails Stab With 'Love Darts' By Rachel Kaufman published 14 February 13 Strange mating behavior may keep snails from fooling around with other beaus.
Cameras Capture Falling Snowflakes in 3D By Rachel Kaufman published 17 January 13 A gadget that can snap photos of individual snowflakes in freefall could lead to more accurate weather predictions.
3D-Printing a Low-Cost Satellite By Rachel Kaufman published 26 November 12 Seeking low-cost ways to launch their experiments into space, a team of scientists has designed a space-ready, 3-D printed CubeSat.
Weird Moth Genitals Reveal 3 New Species By Rachel Kaufman published 12 November 12 Moths that otherwise look alike are set apart by their privates.
Telecommuting Gets People Back to Work Post-Sandy By Rachel Kaufman published 2 November 12 Stir-crazy, but otherwise safe and healthy workers laid up by Hurricane Sandy are turning to modern technology to get their work done.
Can You Stop a Hurricane by Nuking It? By Rachel Kaufman published 29 October 12 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.
Super Stretchy Material is Also Super Strong By Rachel Kaufman published 5 September 12 Scientists hope the material could one day serve as a cartilage replacement.
Edible Oil Dispersant Tackles Spill Cleanup Problem By Rachel Kaufman published 20 August 12 The new dispersant also floats and has nonstick properties, making it safer for wildlife.
Could Pumping Aerosols into the Atmosphere Stop Global Warming? By Rachel Kaufman published 16 August 12 Geoengineering is no longer fringe science as the debate shifting from whether it should be done to how.
Could Space Mirrors Stop Global Warming? By Rachel Kaufman published 8 August 12 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.
New Printer Inkjet Nozzle Inspired By Human Eye By Rachel Kaufman published 23 July 12 The technology could help drive down printer ink costs.
'Smart Fur' Lets Robo-Pets Read Owners' Emotions By Rachel Kaufman published 5 March 12 The smart fur could allow robot pets to gauge their owners’ emotions and respond accordingly.