animals
From crocodiles to birds, certain animals managed to survive some of the worst extinction events in world history.
Assume we can make new thylacines, mammoths, diprotodons, or sabre-tooth cats. Great. Now where do we put them?
Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.
Can a non-native species be a friend instead of a foe?
Salk scientists studied complex decision-making capabilities in a worm with just 302 neurons and a mouth full of teeth. It’s smarter than you would think.
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo are on a mission to resurrect the extinct northern white rhino.
Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.
Syllipsimopodi bideni is small (about 12cm in length), has ten arms, suckers, fins, and a triangular pen of hard tissue inside its body for support.
The insects were just as accurate as trained dogs, although not as cuddly.
Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.
Local researchers identify a striking rainbow-colored fairy wrasse found off the coast of the Maldives as a fish species all its own.
The A.I. system could improve the lives of commercially raised pigs.
The good news is that scientists have found a new way to treat eczema. The bad news is that it’s drinkable dust mite extract.
Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.
Gigantic ranges called “supermountains” formed twice in Earth’s history, and they may have had a profound influence on evolutionary history.
The human brain is only the latest chapter in the ancient story of thinking on Earth.
A ten-minute visit from a therapy dog reduces emergency room patients’ pain and anxiety.
Pet owners have consistently reported higher levels of social capital in their communities than people without pets.
The knobby starfish skeleton has diamond-like properties and could inspire new designs for lightweight, highly resilient ceramics, with widespread applications in engineering and construction.
An ancient continent called Balkanatolia rose and fell in the area in and around what is now the eastern Mediterranean.
The world’s great whales aren’t just vulnerable where they congregate, but everywhere they roam.
Scientists captured it on footage 1.5 miles below the surface.
Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.
The story of dog domestication is one of converting the wild wolf into man’s nicer, smarter, best friend. It might be all wrong.
The ten greatest ideas in science form the bedrock of modern biology, chemistry, and physics. Everyone should be familiar with them.
Elephants mourn the dead, dolphins give names to each other, and insects can recognize faces. The animal world is much smarter than we think.
Letting nature’s expert engineers lead the way.
Admit it: you have no idea why a group of crows is called a murder. Here’s why.
Once numbering just 27 birds, the global population of California condors is now in the hundreds.