Science

July 09, 2014 — Meg Crofoot is taking wildlife investigations out of this world.

May 12, 2014 — If you give a Darwin’s finch a cotton ball infused with insecticide, it will use that piece of fluff as a weapon to combat parasites.

May 06, 2014 — Research calculates the cost of the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history.

March 06, 2014 — New study shows that corvids know when patience pays off.

May 23, 2013 — A marine creature shows researchers a new way to capture a potent greenhouse gas.

September 26, 2012 — Whether exploring dark, wet caves in Colorado or crossing paths with Montana's grizzlies, a dedicated band of scientists and volunteers is determined to solve the mystery of one of the most elusive birds on earth. 

May 11, 2012 — Here's to the mothers that keep it together, no matter how wild things get.

May 08, 2012 — On the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring’s publication, a best-selling historian shows the extent to which John Kennedy and his administration defended Rachel Carson’s controversial work against the chemical industry’s onslaught.

November 16, 2011 — Winging at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour, an entire flock of birds can make hairpin turns in an instant. How do they do it? A group of investigators is closer than ever to finding out.

October 24, 2011 — When severe weather hits, humans hunker down. But what about the feathered among us?