November 23, 1963 the first episode of the British science-fiction television programme “ Doctor Who* ” was broadcast. The series follows the adventures of the “ Doctor “,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Robert Le Serrec's Hook Island sea monster, supposedly photographed December 12th 1964. Long-time readers of Tet Zoo might remember Sea Monster Week: a series of articles I ran at Tet Zoo ver 2... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
I don’t watch Scandal but I have a pretty good idea of the major plot lines and characters. Thanks to the awesomeness that is Social Media and #BlackTwitter , I have a close captioning... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
This week’s video comes to us from Rob Nelson at Untamed Science . According to Rob: Siats (pronounced SEE-OTTS) is a giant mega-predator (think T-Rex, but living at a different time). I... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Another week, more great stuff. We have a great selection today which will make your weekend really really good. Dig in! [More] -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
To commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, I’m reposting a column about his “Peace Speech,” which he gave less than six months before his... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A needle biopsy reveals the sex of a ribbed Mediterranean limpet. The reddish fluid in the syringe indicates that the limpet is a female. Photo by Iv?n Acevedo Understanding how an endangered... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The human pathogenic yeast C. neoformans, a close and visually indistinguishable relative of a fungus that appeared mysteriously on Vancouver Island over a decade ago. CDC/Public Domain. Click for... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Mari Reeves has several deformed frogs living on her dining room table in Anchorage, Alaska. One of them, named Skinny by her literally minded six-year-old son, has a leg that bends back on itself,... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Image courtesy of Flickr/ideakitchn We’ve known for centuries that octopuses get around one of two ways: one, by crawling over surfaces with their arms, or, two, swimming with the help of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com