Slideshows

Science March Sights and Signs
Science March Sights and Signs

Thousands of people around the world gathered to show support for science today. Here’s a sampling of sights and signs from the Marches for Science in Berlin, Chicago, and Washington, DC.

Historical Hunts
Historical Hunts

See images from a century of fur trapping and hunting in the Amazon basin.

Slideshow: Nerdy Birdies
Slideshow: Nerdy Birdies

Meet the pigeons that are redefining what it means to behave like a human by displaying remarkable pattern recognition abilities.

Fieldwork Bloopers
Fieldwork Bloopers

Scenes from illustrator Jim Jourdane’s Fieldwork Fail: The Messy Side of Science

Sleepy Squirrels
Sleepy Squirrels

Visit the lab of Matthew Andrews at the University of Minnesota Duluth, who studies hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrels to learn how their hearts manage extreme temperature fluctuations.

Owl Be Darned
Owl Be Darned

Researchers studying city-dwelling birds are learning about which animals are more suited to urban life.

Top 10 Runners Up
Top 10 Runners Up

Meet some of the products that nearly cracked the Top 10 Innovations of 2015.