Browsing: Scott Travers
When scientists say that we know less about our oceans than about outer space, they’re not exaggerating. Around 14,500 of…
On a quiet summer day at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Kei Jokura, a Japanese biologist with…
The land down under has its fair share of natural wonders that are captivating, and sometimes downright frightening. Australia’s biodiversity…
Vultures have been held in twisted fascination throughout history. Their association with death may be a practical necessity for them,…
When we think of the reasons why animal species go extinct, it’s usually invasive species like rats or snakes that…
In the 1970s, it was not uncommon to spot cars around Nye County, Nevada, sporting stickers that said “Kill the…
Helmablatta louisrothi is a tiny cockroach that doesn’t scuttle through kitchens or dark basements. Instead, it hitches rides on bats.…
Long before we had the luxury of storing milk in refrigerators, households in Russia and Finland had a more unconventional…
If you found the famous HBO series The Last of Us to be a closer-to-reality depiction of how a zombie…
The painted lady butterfly—or Vanessa cardui—is a traveler like no other. At the onset of spring, this tenacious little butterfly…