Earthworm numbers doubled in fields after farmers switched from conventional plowing to no-till agriculture. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Killer whales appear to be splitting into several separate species, perhaps because cultural differences among populations are driving them apart -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Bacteria swap DNA among themselves. And that process may be more common in multicellular organisms than previously believed. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Chemical signatures left behind in the bones of people living thousands of years ago suggest that the introduction of new commodities provided an opportunity for men -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The much-anticipated dating of the enigmatic species, along with stunning new fossils, challenge key assumptions about human evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Pocket gophers survived the Mount Saint Helens eruption in their underground burrows and immediately went to work bringing back the ecosystem. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com