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10 Questions About Insects Answered
Learn fascinating facts about bugs.
Fightin’ Fauna: 6 Animals of War
Some battles were won with unexpected weapons.
8 Questions About the Moon Answered
Answers for the next time you’re looking at the night sky.
11 Questions About Useful Plants Answered
This list provides answers to 11 key questions about useful plants.
8 Interesting Facts About Rats
If you have musophobia, don’t read this.
15 of the Best Birdsongs (According to Britannica)
These birdbrains can carry a tune.
Human Ancestors
The long and winding road to becoming us.
10 Women Who Advanced Our Understanding of Life on Earth
Boldly going where no woman had gone before.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up
Which of the planet’s major lakes are shrinking?
Major Mass Extinctions
What major mass extinctions have shaped life on Earth?
16 Questions About Earth’s Atmsophere and Weather Answered
Figure out what’s going on in the sky above you.
Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species
The marquee names of the endangered species list…
6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction
Hungry Hungry Humans
Extinct in the Wild but Still Around: 5 Plants and Animals Kept Alive by Humans
Going, going, but not gone?
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
The largest land animals of all time.
10 Animals With Evolutionary Traits Plucked Straight Out of a Nightmare
Someone call Mr. Sandman, because these strange animals will...
8 Buzzworthy Types of Bees
There are so many amazing bees out there!
10 Women Scientists Who Should Be Famous (or More Famous)
History has overlooked some awesome women for too long.
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
When looking like a “snack” goes a bit too far.
5 Questions About Dinosaurs Answered
Important questions asked and answered, briefly.
6 Questions About DNA Answered
Important questions asked and answered, briefly.
5 Incredible Women in STEM You Need to Know
You may know everything about Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton....
6 Questions About the Sun Answered
The Sun never sets on information about the Sun.
7 Questions About Mammals Answered
A few important things you wanted to know about mammals.
11 Questions About Birds Answered
Answers to questions, feathers and all.
7 Questions About Lizards, Snakes, and Other Reptiles Answered
Lizards and snakes and more, oh my!
12 Questions About the History of Space Exploration Answered
How to go boldly where no (or, at least, not many) humans have...
16 Questions About Pets Answered
This list will have you thinking beyond cats and dogs.
14 Questions About Aquatic Animals Answered
Find out more about animals that live underwater.
5 Quizzes That Will Tell You Whether You Should Have Been a Scientist
Regret is best served as a science quiz.
6 Animal Species that Mate for Life
Find out who’s in it for the long haul.
The Fastest Animals on Earth
Now that’s fast!
Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species
Did you know that the scientific names of some animals are tautonyms,...
11 Fascinating Nile River Plants and Animals
Find out what lives in and around Africa’s longest river.
Fast Facts about the Cell Membrane
Gate, gatekeeper, and protector.
Merry and Bright: 8 Jolly Christmas Plants
I’m dreaming of a green (and red) Christmas.
Longhair Cat Breeds
Some pretty pets.
Shorthair Cat Breeds
Cats, cats, and more cats.
Where Did the Moon Come From?
Scientists still aren’t sure what made the Moon. Here are their...
Meet the Microbes: 5 Tiny Protozoans and Algae
Bacteria aren’t the only microscopic creatures!
9 Animals That Look Like Leaves
Live and let leaf.
6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds
Keep your eyes on the skies.
5 Weird Facts About Venus
Know thy neighboring planet.
7 Important Dates in Mercury History
A brief history of the first planet from the Sun.
Falling Far from the Tree: 7 Brilliant Ways Seeds and Fruits Are Dispersed
Explosions, mimicry, self-burial, and long-term survival, just...
Queen Mab’s Stable: 7 of the Smallest Animals
Size isn’t everything.
Botanical Sex: 9 Alluring Adaptations
Plants gettin’ it on.
CC, The First Cloned Cat
Don’t you ever just wish there were two of your cat?
10 Ways of Looking at Cells
Learn about 10 cutting-edge microscopy tools that scientists...
5 Mysteries of Jupiter That Juno Might Solve
We have some big questions for the biggest planet.
6 Amazing Facts About Gravitational Waves and LIGO
Catch a gravitational wave or two.
6 Reasons to Love Cephalopods
Embrace the cephalove.
7 Animals That Turn White in Winter
Furred and feathered phantoms of the snow.
5 Surprising Facts About Bats
This is pretty batty.
10 Important Dates in Mars History
Strap on your jet packs, let’s visit Mars.
8 Nonhuman Casualties of Hurricanes
People aren’t the only animals affected by hurricanes.
10 Important Dates in Pluto History
Planet or not, Pluto has made its mark.
6 Awesome Dinosaur Species You Should Know
Move over, T. rex.
Watch Your Step: 6 Things You Can Fall Into
Solid ground is not always so solid.
Uninvited Guests: The 7 Worst Parasitic Worms
That feeling
inside…
9 Mind-Altering Plants
This brings new meaning to "vegetative state."
8 Animals That Suck (Blood)
Stay away from these real-life vampires if you value your bodily...
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles
Think snakes are the only dangerous reptiles? Think again.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
Don’t let their innocent fishy faces fool you.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Mammals
They’re not all soft and cuddly.
5 Vertebrate Groups
Who has a backbone?
7 Awesome Frog Species of Canada and the United States
Are these your favorites, too?
5 Fast Facts About Flower Anatomy
Those sexy, sexy, flower parts.
6 Cell Organelles
A quick refresher course in biology!
A Dose of Dolphin-Induced Dopamine: 8 Species of Adorable Cetacean
Splish splash…give your brain a feel-good bath.
Cold Stones: 9 Gems That Will Make You Feel Like a Peasant
Carve out a little time for a tour of the vault.
Off the Hook: 10 Sharks Protected From Fishing in American Waters
We’re not going to need a bigger boat after all.
Deviously Darwinian: 6 Strange Evolutionary Phenomena
Life will find a way. Usually a gross one.
Everything’s Illuminated: 6 Bioluminescent Organisms
Pretty lights.
Big Bugs and Colossal Crabs: 7 Invertebrates of Unusual Size
Don’t try stomping them.
9 Britannica Articles That Explain the Meaning of Life
(…or lack thereof.)
5 Awesome Parasitic Plants
Check out these botanical vampires.
Funky Feathers: 10 Bizarre Birds
Some birds are downright strange.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
One species to rule them all.
Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History
And the winner is...who?
7 More Domestic Animals and Their Wild Ancestors
Aurochs for dinner?
Playing with Wildfire: 5 Amazing Adaptations of Pyrophytic Plants
The burning question: How do plants survive wildfires?
5 Unforgettable Moments in the History of Spaceflight and Space Exploration
Finding the final frontier.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders
Do these dangerous arachnids live near you?
11 Popular—Or Just Plain Odd—Presidential Pets
The American First Family is more than just humans.
6 Domestic Animals and Their Wild Ancestors
Are you wearing fibers produced by a descendant of the mouflon?
Wee Worlds: Our 5 (Official) Dwarf Planets
Learn all about Pluto and its pals.
8 Birds That Can’t Fly
What good is flight, anyway?
5 Notorious Greenhouse Gases
These gases are hot.
Christening Pluto’s Moons
Testing your knowledge of the far out and the long past.
9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
Few animals strike as much fear into people as venomous snakes.
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