The chemistry and mineralogy of the rock around extremely well preserved fossils of dinosaurs and other animals suggests that they were indeed entombed by volcanic ash -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Chickens are smart, and they understand their world, which raises troubling questions about how they are treated on factory farms -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Astronomers have come up with a shopping list of what a planet needs to support life, perhaps even better than our Earth does, making them "superhabitable." Michael Moyer... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Across cultures, victorious athletes raise their arms, puff out their chests and shout, in what appears to be a physical display of dominance. Erika Beras reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Richard Vigne, CEO of Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, admits that there’s not a huge amount of hope of saving the northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) from extinction. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
After the State of the Union address last night, everyone is talking about how best to spend tax dollars. So it seems appropriate to bring this into the conversation. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A recent experiment illuminates the puzzle of why female spiders sometimes eat males instead of mating with them -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com