Notebook

  1. Animals

    Blennies have a lot of fang for such little fishes

    Unlike snakes, blennies evolved fangs before venom, through probably not because of any need to hunt big prey.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Earth

    Ice particles shaped like lollipops fall from clouds

    Small ice particles called ice-lollies, because of their lollipop-like appearance, can form in clouds.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Animals

    50 years ago, U.S. fell short on mosquito eradication

    Researchers boldly predicted mosquitoes’ demise 50 years ago. They never came close.

    By Cassie Martin
  4. Climate

    Radical idea could restore ice in the Arctic Ocean

    Windmill-powered pumps on buoys throughout the Arctic Ocean could help bring back shrinking sea ice, researchers say.