These little planthopper nymphs appear to be the offspring of an ent and a tribble, or perhaps shaggy sheep having bad hair days. Sheep that leap. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Meet Homo naledi, the newest member of the human family. Its physical traits are weird, its circumstances are unique and its age is totally unknown -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It’s a simple question, but as Nature Video describes it, getting the answer required 421,529 measurements from 50 countries on six continents -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Living on a small planet in a big universe exposes us to all manner of existential problems, but what are the worst, and what are the weirdest? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The identity of Earth's first flower has long vexed botanists. A new interpretation of an old fossil adds to the evidence that they may have come from the water. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A heavy toll may be exacted on elk, moose and other wildlife whose habitat has been destroyed by wildfires that have charred hundreds of thousands of acres (hectares) of forests and grasslands -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The grassy bridge over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, just west of LA, would provide a safe and natural passage for mountain lions and other animals migrating between wilderness areas -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A new estimate of Earth's total tree population shows previous estimates were seven times too low, and there are implications for efforts to understand the nature of life here and elsewhere in the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com