Vegetarian Spiders
A population of spiders in Mexico subsists almost entirely on plants.
Podcast
Lies parents tell their children. Is comfort food a fallacy? Imitating the dog's nose. And …
ET Weather Roundup
The weather on planet COROT-7b calls for pebble showers leading to a rocky downpour.
Corporate Apologies
Dissatisfied customers may respond better to an apology than a cash rebate.
Infected Shower Heads
Shower heads can harbor bacteria that may threaten some people's health.
Butterfly Navigation
Monarch butterflies use their antennae to help them navigate thousands of miles to Mexico.
Reading Brains
Scientists can reconstruct what a person has seen by analyzing brain scans.
Podcast
Debunking 2012 doomsday hype, developing a better rocket fuel, vegetarian spiders, and the genetics …
Mercury Flyby
The MESSENGER spacecraft has completed its final flyby of the planet Mercury before it goes into …
Plasmobots
Slime molds can be coaxed to assemble or transport small objects and perform basic computations.