Brendan Brown writes for Science Blog on natural history and the history of science. He founded The Expert Editor, a professional editing practice, in 2012, and spent years editing manuscripts before writing for the publication.
A simple fix—waiting for stronger winds—turns wind farms into unlikely wildlife sanctuaries, revealing how the industry's least profitable hours are its deadliest.
Aug 26, 2026
Cats grieved the loss of their companions—whether feline or canine—with measurable behavioral changes that challenged the myth of feline indifference.
Aug 26, 2026
A massive Swedish study found that single dog owners had dramatically lower mortality rates—but the benefit came from energetic breeds, not lap dogs.
Aug 26, 2026
When a conservation success story literally catches fire, the utilities caught in the middle have to choose between power and wildlife.
Aug 24, 2026
A simple tweak to wind turbines—making them audibly hostile to bats—cut fatalities roughly in half, suggesting a low-cost way to protect a species decimated by the renewable energy boom.
Aug 24, 2026
An accidental crocodile sanctuary at a nuclear plant has become ground zero for rescuing one of America's rarest reptiles from extinction.
Aug 23, 2026
While solar farms must stay weed-free to function, the animals that do that job matter enormously—and sheep have won out over goats, cattle, and every other contender.
Aug 23, 2026
A tiny insect has shattered a century-old explanation for why its relatives never conquered the ocean—by doing the impossible every day.
Aug 22, 2026
A landfill's worst enemy isn't foam or chemicals—it's the metal coils that jam the machinery, forcing workers to cut them free by hand.
Aug 22, 2026
Life paused for nearly 50,000 years, then resumed the moment conditions allowed—a discovery that raises urgent questions about what else might be waiting to wake up as permafrost thaws.
Aug 22, 2026
Scientists have finally found a way to track individual monarchs through their impossible journey, armed with a device so light it barely disturbs the insect carrying it.
Aug 21, 2026
The automation age has a fatal flaw: pilots trained to monitor systems rather than fly them may be the last line of defense when everything goes wrong.
Aug 21, 2026
A mountainside collapse in Greenland set off a geological echo that travelled around the world for nine days, mystifying seismologists who had never seen anything quite like it.
Aug 21, 2026
Concordia Station sits on a high plateau in the Antarctic interior, more than 3,000 metres above sea level.
Aug 20, 2026
