Forests around Chernobyl aren’t decaying properly (2014)(smithsonianmag.com)

223 points by foxtacles 3 years ago | 135 comments

Ants that seem to defy biology – They lay eggs that hatch into another species(smithsonianmag.com)

454 points by sampo 1 year ago | 146 comments

Smithsonian magazine article on Iberian harvester ant queens that lay eggs hatching into both their own species and builder harvester ants, seemingly by cloning males.

Rats Snatching Bats Out of the Air and Eating Them–Researchers Got It on Video(smithsonianmag.com)

68 points by bookofjoe 10 months ago | 10 comments

Bumblebee queens breathe underwater to survive drowning(smithsonianmag.com)

179 points by 1659447091 7 months ago | 40 comments

Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)(smithsonianmag.com)

216 points by simonebrunozzi 3 months ago | 161 comments

Kudzu, the vine that never ate the south (2015)(smithsonianmag.com)

120 points by buttocks 3 years ago | 38 comments