The entire population of a species, counted from space! Awesome emperor penguin study

Can a hallucinogen from Africa cure addiction? Very interesting article on ibogaine

Lovely Atlantic photo gallery of water on our world

And another great example of a scientist blogging own research. Crystal-clear explanation of why imperfect mimics survive

Jonah Lehrer interviews the legendary neuroscientist Eric Kandel about Klimt, Freud, neuroaesthetics and “The Age of Insight”

Controversy Deepens Over Pesticides and Bee Collapse. Very solid reporting by Brandon Keim

Very cool. Scientists use knowledge of local fishermen to understand the fluid dynamics of a lake

Can You Predict a Monkey’s Social Status by Looking at Its Genes? Great Ferris Jabr piece.

This is a superb example of