Science

The great argus uses its unusual wing feathers to maximum, eye-catching effect.

What's beneath our feet is crucial to life on the planet—don't you dare call it dirt.

How resourceful home bakers managed to make dessert from practically nothing.

Wandering currents and spring thaws make sea ice in East Greenland look like curls of smoke.

Primatologists found the disaster's effects lingered years after the smoke cleared from Borneo's forests.

Jo the deer offered researchers a look into migrations and how long it takes deer to visit a forest after a fire.

Scientists dig deep for the lost bioscapes of the Marquesas Islands.

The organisms, growing at the Ukrainian site amid invasion and occupation, may one day help keep space travelers safe.

A remote wedge of wilderness is home to trailblazing elephants, epic trees, and the only chimps and gorillas known to share a meal.

How a young illustrator’s attention to detail—and a determined Victorian woman's legacy—led to the discovery of a new species in an old painting.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s wildlife division maintains some of the most detailed documentation of fishers in North America.

Lauded for her research on gentle giants of the sea, Andrea Marshall is using her fame to find hope for our troubled oceans.

Biruté Mary Galdikas has quietly fought on the frontlines of some of conservation’s biggest battles. 

Georgina Mace helped change the way both scientists and policymakers see living things, including the most vulnerable.

In 1981, Helene Marsh and her mentor discovered the truth about a basic biological process—but it took many researchers years to accept it.

The things Krafft and her husband learned getting up close to eruptions advanced volcanology and saved lives.

As birds go, these Australian animals are unusual in many ways, including how they divvy up parenting duties.