Latest articles by Matt Soniak
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Science has a formula for when you can tell jokes about tragedyfeature Tell that joke too soon and your friends will think you're a jerk. But wait too long, and you'll just seem lame.
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How 8 famous writers chose their pen namesfeature Because Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski can be a bit of a mouthful
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How ants use 'death signals' to scavenge for foodfeature European biologists have finally found the cause of ants' uncanny ability to locate far-flung meals
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Inside nature's most painfully bizarre sexual ritualfeature It involves sex-reversed genitalia and a barbed, inflatable member
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Conservationists are murdering invasive fish to save the Caribbean. It might be backfiring.feature The lionfish has proved to be a wily foe
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How spiders can tell if their mate is sleeping aroundfeature One species puts a whole new spin on spidey sense
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Watch a falcon and an alligator hunt — from their point of viewfeature By mounting cameras on two formidable predators, scientists get rare glimpses into how they capture their prey
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The best reason to protect bats isn't environmental — it's economicfeature The flying creatures aren't so cuddly. But they sure are useful.
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How some bugs are like bad Elvis impersonatorsfeature For many species, mimicry is the key to survival. Good thing they don't have to be all that great at it.
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Why don't octopuses get stuck to themselves?feature Their arms have mighty suckers, but octopuses somehow manage to avoid wrapping themselves up in knots
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The tiniest capitalists: How microbes replicate the marketfeature Microscopic critters engage in commerce much like we do
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Finally: A drug test that even Elaine Benes could passfeature Researchers find a potential solution to the "poppy seed defense"
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How diet affects an animal's chance of becoming roadkillfeature Omnivores have the worst luck
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The bizarre sex lives of spidersfeature Some even give Valentines...
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The koala's secret to staying cool: Huggingfeature Tree-hugging, to be exact
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Cheaters do prosper. Just ask a cuckoo.feature The cuckoo thrives by cutting corners
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The deadly sexism of hurricane namingfeature There was nothing "weak, warm, and passive" about a hurricane named Sandy
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How rain helped the Mongols conquer Asiafeature Tree rings have many stories to tell
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You're ruining Antarcticafeature This is why we can't have nice continents
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Too much sex? Why some animals fornicate to deathfeature It ain't for the fun of it
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Elephants are really messy eaters — and that's great for other animalsfeature Call it creative destruction
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The secret to living upside down, according to slothsfeature Hanging upside down all day would wreck your inner organs — so how do sloths make do?
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Maybe lions aren't cheetah-murdering monsters after allfeature Kumbaya
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Are poinsettias as dangerous as everyone says?feature The truth behind the lore surrounding the seasonal plant
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