From glasswing butterflies to vanishing octopuses, evolution is a mad scientist.

In both cases, "You’re trying to find the best spot to shoot a moment in time that no one is ever going to see again.”

A new study in Australia shows that having a team is key to reproductive success.

According to one scientist, geography and weather make it the “Rainbow Capital of the World.”

As well as smaller bergs that can be more dangerous to ships.

The apex predators mean a great deal both ecologically and culturally.

A sturdy desk, an empty pool, and—maybe—secret passages.

Jørgen Brønlund's diary contained information that wasn't written on the page.

Researchers are now focused on the coconut palms, to make the atoll more friendly to seabirds.

A new global census doubles the number of known copies of the scientist's treatise on gravity and more.

Including welding skills, knowledge of anatomy, and infinite patience.

How do you lose an entire elevator?

"What we’re most concerned about is things can still get worse.”

A window into complex avian sociopolitical lives.

Notre Dame's famed instrument is being dismantled and restored following the 2019 fire.

To survive wild temperature swings, freeze-tolerant creatures can do something unthinkable to other species.

It can take years to get the perfect shot.

Storm King's director of facilities has to be a landscaper, an art conservator, and even a structural engineer.

The surprising colors of Australia's Coral Sea Marine Park.

"If there are ways to manage our landscapes that can make them more exciting for all the insects and mammals, then why not do it?”

And why the scars left by meteoritic impacts tell us about life, the universe, and everything.

Yet vegetation persists there. And as the first large-scale algae map reveals, "green snow" acts as a carbon sink.

The blastoff this week on a SpaceX rocket—the first ever private launch—could be a big step toward commercial space travel.

Both traffic in the sublime, and have helped us grok new frontiers.