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California condors are making a comeback
California condors were all but extinct a few decades ago. Their numbers are up, and they are now at the center of the controversy over lead hunting ammunition.
April 14, 2011
Algae discovered inside salamander embryos
Ryan Kerney and a team of biologists found green algae living inside salamander embryo cells, the first cellular-level symbiosis ever seen in a vertebrate.
April 12, 2011
Yellowstone supervolcano underground plume bigger than thought
Researchers used electrical conductivity to measure the plume - or area of molten rock - beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano.
April 11, 2011
Lichen species: 432 found in one square kilometer
At the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Southwestern Florida, a square kilometer area has yielded 432 different lichen species.
April 11, 2011
Satellite produces detailed view of Earth’s gravitational field
High-precision measurements of Earth's gravitational field by the GOCE satellite produced the most detailed mapping yet of gravity across the Earth's surface.
April 10, 2011
Earthquake aftershock of 7.4-magnitude strikes Japan, tsunami warning issued
Japan's meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter, following a strong earthquake today near the east coast of Honshu.
April 7, 2011
Sawfish are armed to the teeth
Sawfish are equipped with a powerful weapon, but sadly the long, saw-like snout, or rostrum, can't protect them from habitat loss and fishing nets.
April 7, 2011
Mireya Mayor, NFL cheerleader turned scientist
A new book by Mireya Mayor recounts how she went from NFL cheerleader a primatologist and a host of WILD and survived a plane crash.
April 6, 2011
An unusual fossil from the Yunnan Province in China
A new-found fossil reveals the soft body of a 500-million-year-old undersea creature. Hemichordate Galeaplumosus abilus may provide clues to the evolution of vertebrates like us.
April 5, 2011
Earthquake in Japan was not expected to be 9.0 magnitude
The March 2011 earthquake near Japan - which reached 9 on the Richter scale – was not anticipated for that region of the ocean, geophysicists say.
April 4, 2011
