animals
A study uses sugar water experiments to show that hummingbirds can see colors invisible to us.
New research sees dogs checking a North-South axis on their way home.
A nasty disease might not be able to travel around much longer.
These alien-like creatures are virtually invisible in the deep sea.
The 2020 study successfully removed memories associated with morphine from the brains of mice with very promising results.
The discovery pushes back humanity's history with domestication.
A new study lays out the case for the damaging effects of stress on orcas living in tanks.
Admit it, caring for your pet can make you happy too. Science is working on why.
Scientists uncovered the secrets of what drove some of the world's last remaining woolly mammoths to extinction.
Animals are adapting all the time these days to stay out of our way.
The ocean's largest shark relies on vision more than previously believed.
Batrachopus grandis, an ancient crocodylomorph, may have chased down land prey on its own two feet.
Scientists are befuddled by where the shark gets most of its food.
A new study finds surprising evidence of the self-domestication of urban foxes.
While building a new airport, construction crews uncover a gigantic collection of ancient bones.
Maybe you've been wondering if you're seeing one persistent squirrel or a rotating cast of characters.
Pups in puberty prefer not to listen to their owners.
Researchers think they know how a group of ancient sloths, who died thousands of years ago in Ecuador, met their untimely end.
Each pile of dung contains a cornucopia of seeds, perfect for reforesting.
Someday, presumably, we'll go back to our lives. Our furry buddies will wonder where we went.
Two of Iceland's largest whaling companies are keeping their boats in port this summer. One of them permanently.
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Because they didn't have a space program.
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Non-avian dinosaurs were thought terrestrially bound, but newly unearthed fossils suggest they conquered prehistoric waters, too.
It's likely the most complete skeleton that's ever been discovered of the strange Gondwanatheria mammal group, which roamed the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana alongside dinosaurs.
Researchers decoded the love signals of lizards "spoken" through chemical signals.
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
These pink feathered folk form complex social networks and are choosy about who they spend their time with, according to a new study.
Nuclear weapons, whale sharks, and how to use both to make eco-tourism more sustainable.
Scientists discovered footprints made by some of the largest creatures ever to walk the Earth.