Skaters have been speeding up over the centuries, thanks to better footwear.
The Native-American language Salish–Pend d’Oreille is on the brink of disappearing.
Trout infected with eye flukes form small, sparse schools that help the flukes move onto their next host.
The evolutionary purpose of menopause may be to let grandma help take care of her grandbabies.
Pterosaurs were too heavy to feed by skimming prey from the water.
Ancient Polynesians introduced a snail species used in jewelry making from Tahiti to other islands.
A comet’s explosion may have caused mass extinctions across North America 13,000 years ago.
Global warming increases moisture in the atmosphere, which, in turn, hastens warming.
Declining populations hide the fact that birds are migrating ever earlier due to global warming.
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Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes) |