Articles by

Richard Kemeny

Ancient, engraved stones may have been buried to summon the sun

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds...

Neandertals may have built a hearth specifically to make tar

Neandertals really knew their way around a fire. In a sea cave sheltered from the blustery winds...

Bird nests made with a toxic fungus seem to fend off attacking ants

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn...

Ants changed the architecture of their nests when exposed to a pathogen

If an infection takes hold in an ants’ nest, it could spell disaster for the whole colony....

This snake goes to extremes to play dead — and it appears to pay off

To avoid becoming a meal, some animals simply fake it until they make it. And fake deaths...