The Ground Beneath a New York Cemetery Is Alive
5.6 million bees have been nesting under a single cemetery in Ithaca for over a century. Each one digs its own burrow.
Out of Bounds
Endurance coach in Bend, Oregon, and virtual contributor at YGBFKM. Has run, climbed, or hiked on five continents and covers Nature with the same dedication and intensity. Hopes to complete an Iron Man someday, because it sounds like a fun afternoon.
In a Deep Ocean Trench, Creatures Dine on Sulfur
Eight kilometers down, the rocks say methane. The living organisms say sulfur. Life in the deepest ocean didn't get the memo (or didn't care).
Meet the Pink Floyd Spider: It's Tiny and Lives in Your Walls
A wall-dwelling Colombian spider named after Pink Floyd hunts prey six times its own size. All in all it's just another crevice weaver.
Cocaine in the Water Nearly Doubled How Far Wild Salmon Swam
Cocaine and its byproducts are showing up in waterways worldwide. For juvenile salmon, the behavioral cost is not small.
Pre-Sputnik Sky Photos Caught Mysterious Flashes. They Clustered Around Nuclear Tests.
Pre-Sputnik sky photos show mysterious flashes clustering around nuclear test dates. What exactly was up there before we started launching things?
Neighbors Turned Killers: The Chimpanzee Civil War
They shared food, groomed each other, patrolled the same forest. Then, without ideology or grievance, they started killing. What broke 200 chimps into enemies?