animals
By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
Climate and ecological changes, as well as disruptions to the food chain, were already killing off the dinosaurs.
Bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills.
The jail environment teaches the animals that approaching humans results in a boring and annoying experience.
At least one of Earth’s creatures is able to survive the vacuum of space.
In all mammals, there are two brain pathways for processing information from the eyes: an evolutionarily ancient one and a more modern one.
Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.
Darwin missed an amazing example of evolution.
Baby mice can regenerate damaged hair cells — and now that we know how they do it, maybe we can, too.
Two populations that are geographically separated today once mated a very long time ago.
It’s sustainable, nutritious and delicious. Scientists need to ramp up efforts to meet this urgent need.
In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age.
A toxicologist explains the impacts of antidepressants on fish — and no, they’re not getting any happier.
Humans are good visual thinkers, too, but we tend to privilege verbal thinking.
Disease kills off 40% of farmed catfish. This gene protects them.
What we’ve learning from the world’s coldest, most forbidding, and most peaceful continent.
Ancient bones reveal that domesticated felines were at home in Pre-Neolithic Poland around 8,000 years ago.
Communication among cetaceans, like whales and dolphins, looks especially promising.
Cryo-electron tomography, or cryo-ET, is the future of cell research.
Don’t worry that your dog’s world is visually drab.
Meet your new flying nightmare: Thapunngaka shawi.
From synthetic biology to xenotransplantation, biotech will continue to march forward in 2023, in part powered by data and AI.
If dogs are out in coats and boots, how are the squirrels feeling?
He was also a eugenicist — but at least he could draw pretty pictures.
But they’re still lovable.