Tear Hunter
In one of nature’s more surprising interactions, a butterfly hunts crocodilian tears in search of life-sustaining salts.
Evolution
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Venomous Weaponry
Nature’s arsenal contains thousands of venomous creatures and a diverse array of armaments that are as brilliant, varied, and surprising as the creatures that wield them.
Lens of Time: Building a Butterfly Wing
Scientists open a window—literally—into a process that normally remains hidden deep inside a butterfly’s chrysalis.
Darwin’s Fox
His finches may be more famous, but this small fox also helped Darwin develop his revolutionary theory of evolution.
Ahead of the Curve
A dolphin frolics unperturbed in the bow wave of one of the open ocean’s clumsier and less-efficient seafarers.
Lens of Time: Velvet Worms—Secret of the Slime
Physics and biology meet to create one of the world's strangest weapons: the slime cannon.
Aliens of the Deep
From transparent bodies and glowing appendages to motion-sensing cells, these denizens of the deep are highly adapted for life in a world without light.
Digging Down Under
For this marsupial mole, surfacing to snack on a centipede is a rare respite from tunneling through the dark, sandy underground.
Lens of Time: Spider Seduction
For these jumping spiders, stayin' alive requires all the right dance moves—and the perfect soundtrack, too.
Bugs on Ice
Solving an entomological mystery in the Canadian Rockies
Venomous Weaponry
Nature’s arsenal contains thousands of venomous creatures and a diverse array of armaments that are as brilliant, varied, and surprising as the creatures that wield them.
Lens of Time: Building a Butterfly Wing
Scientists open a window—literally—into a process that normally remains hidden deep inside a butterfly’s chrysalis.
Darwin’s Fox
His finches may be more famous, but this small fox also helped Darwin develop his revolutionary theory of evolution.
Ahead of the Curve
A dolphin frolics unperturbed in the bow wave of one of the open ocean’s clumsier and less-efficient seafarers.
Lens of Time: Velvet Worms—Secret of the Slime
Physics and biology meet to create one of the world's strangest weapons: the slime cannon.
Aliens of the Deep
From transparent bodies and glowing appendages to motion-sensing cells, these denizens of the deep are highly adapted for life in a world without light.
Digging Down Under
For this marsupial mole, surfacing to snack on a centipede is a rare respite from tunneling through the dark, sandy underground.
Lens of Time: Spider Seduction
For these jumping spiders, stayin' alive requires all the right dance moves—and the perfect soundtrack, too.
Bugs on Ice
Solving an entomological mystery in the Canadian Rockies