BIOLOGY

Birds' nests are as diverse as the creatures who build them. The variety of locations, shapes, and sizes they’re built in and the materials they’re made from can be staggering.

“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day” is not a sentiment that many would disagree with. But then there’s Nepenthes gracilis, a carnivorous plant found in Southeast Asia that relies on rain to help it eat.

Stick bugs arrived on the Mascerene Islands 22 million years ago from a surprising place: Australia.

Eels: As awesome as they are terrifying.

Halimeda incrassata is a type of seaweed, and it’s pretty badass for an algae. But none of its defenses deter the sea slug Elysia tuca.

Humans aren’t the only animals that keep larders of food.

Ambon damselfish were able to identify the correct fish face with 75 percent accuracy.

Piezoelectricity can turn bones into batteries.

Lots of beach-goers find seagulls annoying, but usually the only harm they do is snatching away poorly-guarded snacks. On one particular beach, though, scientists have found that some gulls have a much more aggressive and grisly way of getting their meals

See what's happening in the spine during physical movement.