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Wolf mystery solved at last!
How did the wolf cross the ocean? It was a mystery of nature even before Charles Darwin reached the Falklands Islands in the South Atlantic: How did the Falklands Islands wolf, the only resident...
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Sinkholes: When the ground collapses!
Man swallowed by sinkhole, dies in Florida On Feb. 28, 2013, the earth opened up in Seffner, Florida, and Jeffrey Bush fell to his death. Local authorities decided they could not safely recover the...
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Roads: helpful here, harmful there
Getting on the high road? Do you love roads or hate them? If you’re an environmentalist, chances are you’re at least highly skeptical. Roads are famous for bringing settlers, forest destruction and...
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Problems of the apes
Aches and pains? Blame the ancestors It’s the middle of February, and the world is learning that Oscar Pistorius, a sprinter who ran in the Olympics, has been charged with murdering his girlfriend. In...
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Stem cell therapy: When will it help the heart?
Stem cells: When will they heal the heart? It’s been 15 years since a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher isolated embryonic stem cells — the do-anything cells that appear in early development....
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Monkey: When in Rome…
Study: Monkeys ape the behavior of their group ENLARGE Image ©Erica van de Waal A young vervet monkey jumps between limbs. The food preferences of vervet monkeys can be transmitted to members who join...
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Exploring a volcano
One of these days… A field of volcanoes you have never heard of will wake up, and if it fulfills its geologic potential, the consequences will be heard around the world. ENLARGE The Why Files. Placid,...
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A new iron age?
Iron and steel: The billion-ton business We may call this the age of information, but we could also call it the age of steel. More than 1.5 billion tons of steel are made each year for bridges,...
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Ancient water = ancient habitat?
Study uncorks possibility that ancient water supports ancient life Photo: J Telling Gas bubbles from briny water emerging from the floor of a deep mine. The water’s chemical composition could feed...
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The cockroach
Eating organic? Roaches disdain key “junk-food” sweetener Video courtesy of Ayako Wada-Katsumata Even with fine doilies and silverware, “glucose-averse” roaches shun jelly. Their normal (“wild-type”)...
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Hurricanes, typhoons moving away from equator
Hurricanes, typhoons moving away from equator Almost all structures in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines, were damaged or flattened by super typhoon Yolanda on Nov. 8, 2013. The photo was taken from a...
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Ebola’s end: History’s lessons
Ebola’s end: History’s lessons ENLARGE Liberian riot policemen enforce a quarantine on the West Point slum in Monrovia on Aug. 20, 2014.Photo: The World Post Ebola continues to ravage nations in West...
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Bankers: dishonest when banking is on their minds?
Bankers: dishonest when banking is on their minds! Be honest: Do you look at banking and other financial institutions and imagine the swishing sound of billions of dollars and euros flushing down the...
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Can a dog learn words?
They're not real smart. Humans, I mean. I think they only know 260 words. I know, we've been whining at them for years, trying to get them to study their vocab, but here's what it's come to: 260...
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