By analyzing previously overlooked fossils and by taking a second look at some old finds, paleontologists are providing the first glimpses of the actual behavior of the tyrannosaurs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientific American editor–turned-sci-fi-writer Mark Alpert, author of Final Theory and Extinction, talks about his latest book, The Furies -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A variety of sunflower found in some Southern states and two other rare plants were designated on Friday as endangered species by the U.S. federal government. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A new video maps births and deaths of notable people, showing the rise and fall of cultural centers in the past 2,600 years -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The most complicated fungal cell known to science belongs to a parasite called Haptoglossa mirabilis first lured into a rotifer-baited trap in the soil of a tropical greenhouse in a Toronto suburb on... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The most complicated fungal cell known to science belongs to a parasite called Haptoglossa mirabilis first lured into a rotifer-baited trap in the soil of a tropical greenhouse in a Toronto suburb on... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Though not poisonous to most people, beachgoers should avoid the animals because their venom can cause stinging in the eyes and mouth -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Some time round about 165 million years ago, the group of small, feathered dinosaurs that we call birds evolved from within the theropod radiation (theropods are the so-called `predatory dinosaurs':... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A survey of the tanagers reveals that birds do not have to choose between colorful plumage and a melodious song. Karen Hopkin reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Animals can take a year to gestate, but a deep-sea octopus has broken all previous records, hatching her eggs after 53 months -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com