Evidence of featherlike structures have been found for the first time in the fossil of a plant-eating dinosaur rather than the dinosaur lineage closely related to birds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Did you know there are two species of ostrich? Don’t worry if this is news to you—scientists didn’t know that for sure either until this year, when the Somali ostrich (Struthio... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It is not in the least bit controversial to picture humans* within the context of the placental mammal group that we belong to, the primates. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A South African court has sentenced a rhino poacher to 77 years in jail, the heaviest penalty imposed by authorities desperate to halt a wave of poaching that is threatening the population of the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
On a trip to Italy a few years ago, my partner and I peered into the faraway distance at that famously angled phallus that is the Leaning Tower of Pisa, when suddenly we became aware of a small scene... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
As sea waters in the South Atlantic warm, the amount of krill available for seals drops, leading to a smaller yet more genetically varied population -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Octopuses do the darndest things. Like kill their mate during mating—by strangling him with three arms, according to new observations from the wild. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Steady, sufficient investments in basic research are necessary to ensure the continued success of the U.S. in the future, four expert witnesses, including Scientific American’s editor in chief,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Hello, giant friend, and welcome. Please step through the hallowed gates of "World's Biggest" and join your freakishly long, abnormally bulky peers. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com