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A male polar bear in northern Alaska pads across a field of snow on paws A the size of baseball gloves. He stops by a hole in the ice that's [...]

The sun rises over Panama's rain forest as a three-toed sloth inches along a tree canopy, looking for a spot to chill. Satisfied that this location has plenty of leaves [...]

Snowy footprints wind through the trees in the foothills of the Teton Mountains in Wyoming. They are the paw prints of a mother mountain lion following the scent of an [...]

Shadows shifted among the trees as the sun set behind a young coyote padding along the forest edge. She moved eastward, away from the home turf where she had lived [...]

The afternoon sun bakes the hot desert sand. It's too hot to hunt--or even move. In the shade of a tree is a pile of brown fur, skinny tails, and [...]

Not far from the North Pole, the world is frozen for thousands of miles. Footprints of a single arctic fox are immediately erased by a fierce wind chasing freshly fallen [...]

Tucked under bushes in Africa, two lion cubs stretch as they wake from their nap. Even though they are just five weeks old, they are alone while their mother hunts [...]

Silently moving through the trees, a tigress stalks her prey. Deep snow covers the ground, and with each step the big cat sinks to her belly. She knows the snow [...]

The winter wind blows across the open landscape. Short grasses and bushes struggle to stay upright, but a snowy owl hovers effortlessly in midair a few feet off the ground. [...]

On a cold, rainy October night, water drips through the trees onto the mossy ground of the rain forest. Biologist Thomas Reimchen crouches quietly, waiting ... hiding. In the distance, [...]

The ground is blanketed by snow. Suddenly a large white head with black eyes and a black nose pokes out of a hole on a windblown slope. A mother polar [...]

Silent and sleek, a snow leopard climbs to a rocky ledge high in the mountains of Mongolia. A springtime breeze carries a whiff of prey to her nose. She spots [...]

The sun starts to set in northern Virginia, and a red fox wakes up and stretches, ready to search for dinner. She hunts alone and steps silently through the bushes. [...]

The first time Jimmy Gatehouse tried Ecstasy, he wasn't sure what to expect. 'I first used it when I was 15,' he says. 'I took just one pill, and I [...]

Are you interested in a job that's out of this world? Wanting work that will take you to new heights or launch you on thrilling adventures--on this planet and beyond? [...]

Millions of people gather each year on Earth Day (April 22) to honor this amazing planet and to remind themselves how to protect it. But we can all think and [...]

Peering through the overgrown South American rainforest, Taran Grant spies a splash of yellow. It appears to be a poisonous frog. The biologist nabs the critter before it springs away. […]

DID YOU KNOW? * Everest climbers who fall ill can now get help at a health center located at base camp. Perched 5,364 meters (17,600 feet) above sea level, it's […]

You may know Plankton as SpongeBob's TV rival, the grouch who's always scheming to steal a top-secret formula. But beyond the cartoon town of Bikini Bottom, real-life plankton play a […]

What does hot fudge have in common with paint thinner, or chewing gum with some lifesaving medicines? Many of their ingredients come only from tropical rainforests. Rainforests occupy merely 7 [...]

A policeman in Vancouver, Canada, feels a duck tugging at his pants. She yanks repeatedly, then waddles to a sewer drain. Following her, the officer finds her trapped ducklings below […]

A buzzer goes off, marking the start of a race. Your heart is pounding--not that you can hear it over the sound of revving engines. Your car weaves through the [...]

After Thanksgiving dinner, you might resemble a blimp, but you probably won't feel lighter than air. Why? The answer is in the stuffing: a heavy holiday meal versus a lightweight […]

Here's a challenge: Build a kayak out of tape and a 1.5-meter by 2.1-meter piece of cardboard. Too easy? Maybe not, if you're the one who has to climb aboard […]

COCO GHOSTLY JOURNEY Twelve-year-old Miguel dreams of becoming a musician. But his relatives banned music decades ago after his great-great-grandfather chose singing over his family. When Miguel accidentally journeys to [...]

What will restaurants be like decades from now? 'You can expect a lot of changes in terms of using technology to grow and order our meals,' says Paul Takhistov, a [...]

Look out, Professor Poopypants! Captain Underpants is on a mission to defeat your evil plan to get rid of laughter in the world. At least, that's what grumpy Principal Krupp [...]

It's the year 2060, and you're ready for school It's raining, so you decide not to take the drone. Instead you ride in your driverless cube car. 'The sky's no [...]

A rustling sound emerges from a dump of trees in a forest in South Sudan, a country in Africa. Suddenly a 6,000-pound elephant bursts from the foliage. It's a type [...]

It's completely quiet in a frigid, snowy pine forest in central Alaska. Suddenly a furry object hurtles through the air. It's an American marten leaping from one treetop to another [...]

Imagine wearing a pile of trash to school. Sticky soda bottles, old rubber tires, and used cardboard boxes would trail behind you as you clunk down the hallway. What a […]

A group of undercover cops blocks off narrow streets with their cars. They move quietly, spot the target, and close in, taking a group of kidnappers by surprise. A few [...]

Ever think of polar bears when you drive past a gas station? If you're trying to make the connection, pass this through your pipeline: Gas, plastic, and other products you [...]

Last January, an oil tanker ran aground off the Galapagos Islands and struck terror in the hearts of scientists around the world. How come? The Galapagos Islands, located 966 kilometers […]

You're on your way to meet a friend for a movie at the newest mall in town. Your friend lives on the 40th floor of this high-tech building that just [...]

It's rush hour in Africa: Every October, thousands of wildebeest and zebras gather along the banks of the Mara River. They wait to cross the deep, rushing waters as part [...]

The article offers brief information on robots which includes, Bat Bot by Soon-Jo Chung, professor, Salto jumping robot and REEM, police robot.

One way to put Earth Day 1995 on the map: Follow in the footsteps of New York City designer Wendy Brawer. With a little investigating, she mapped out the Big […]

The article offers information on the three-toed sloth, the world's slowest moving mammal, that lives in Central and South America. Topics include the impact of logging on the habitat of sloths, the sloth investigation of Bryson Voirin which he accomplished by hanging out in a canopy with them, and the use of a Daily Diary monitor by researcher Becky Cliffe at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. It also discusses the resemblance and differences of two-toed and three-toed sloths.

The article describes the life of a cougar tagged as F51 and her four kittens in the Teton Mountains in Wyoming. It mentions the efforts of researcher Mark Elbroch and his colleagues at conservation group Panthera to follow the mountain lion family using the satellite signal from their electronic collars. It also discusses the birth and growth of the kittens, the survival skills they learn from their mother, their competition with other wildlife for food, and the survival of F51's last kitten.

The article presents information on various types of coyotes found in different parts of the world. It states that coyotes belong to the Canidae family of dogs. It also mentions that coyotes mate for life. A map is included which shows the places where coyotes were found in past, and the places where they are now found.

The article discusses a research study on the different calls or vocalizations of meerkats that serve as their way of communication. The researchers tackle the meaning of a high-pitched call or alarm call from lookouts in a meerkat mob and describe their observations on the response and behavior of the meerkats toward a possible danger or threat. A translation of several meerkat calls is outlined.

Think your house is weird? Try living in chimneys of boiling water on the ocean floor. That's where some of Earth's most primitive forms of bacteria, or tiny organisms, reside--right […]

The article discusses the ability of arctic foxes to survive snow, ice and the freezing cold temperatures. Arctic fox researcher Dominique Berteaux reveals that the arctic fox's fur has better insulation than any other mammal, and that their tail serves as their warm sleeping bag. Researcher Nina E. Eide discusses the ability of arctic foxes to survive with less food in the winter. The foraging behavior of the arctic foxes are highlighted.

The article describes how snowy owls hunt in cold climates. Each spring and fall snowy owls migrate to and from their Arctic breeding grounds to look for food. A popular winter destination for them in the U.S. is Logan International Airport in Massachusetts, where they show up between November and April each year. With a short flight, the owl is able to swoop down and grab an eider, a northern sea duck, from open water.

The article describes the behavior of snow leopards and the factors that threaten their survival. Researchers use high-technology tools such as satellite radio collars and motion-activated digital cameras to gather information about the cats to help protect them. Humans are said to pose the biggest threat to the existence of snow leopards in the wild.

The article presents a forecast of what homes will look like and how they will function in 50 years.

Provides scientific knowledge involved in snowboarding as illustrated by the U.S. Olympic gold medalist in the sport Kelly Clark. Relation of Newton's laws of motion to snowboarding; Effect of gravitational pull in maintaining the speed; Techniques used by Clark while snowboarding in a U-shaped valley.