Animals Scientists map the brain of the axolotl — a unique creature that can create new neurons September 6, 2022
Animals A boy’s backyard discovery two years ago uncovered an incredibly intricate insect-plant interaction September 5, 2022
Animals Of mice and men: AI learns how to understand mouse emotions from their facial expressions September 2, 2022
Animals Mice in the Andes grow bigger on the rainier side of the mountains — and this could be a law of nature September 2, 2022
Animals Researchers zoom in on why the “immortal jellyfish” just keeps on living forever August 30, 2022
Animals The US starts rabies vaccine program for wildlife by airdropping treat-covered vaccines in 13 states August 29, 2022
Animals Dolphins form the most complex web of alliances outside humans. And it’s all for sex August 29, 2022 - Updated on August 31, 2022
Animals Chinese researchers create the first successful, living mammals with a fully-reconfigured genome August 29, 2022
Animals Meet the gharial, the most distinctive croc species that really needs our help August 25, 2022
Animals China’s iconic dugong is now “functionally extinct” due to fishing and habitat degradation August 24, 2022
Animals Fake news about spiders shows how misinformation can run on eight legs. Here’s why expert voices matter August 23, 2022
Animals Strange creature with mouth but no anus isn’t earliest human ancestor — and we’re a little bit relieved August 19, 2022
Animals After the woolly mammoth, scientists now want to de-extinct the iconic Tasmanian Tiger August 17, 2022
Animals Pig’s for dinner: invasive feral hogs helped save Australia’s apex predator from extinction August 16, 2022
Animals Scientists recreate the song of a cricket-like insect that hasn’t been seen in 150 years August 15, 2022
Animals Why animals are ‘splooting’ to deal with the heat August 15, 2022 - Updated on March 16, 2023
Animals Scientists discover new species of deep-sea water isopod — and it’s creepier than you think August 15, 2022
Animals Sea sponges ‘sneeze’ out their undigested food in this weird but fascinating video August 11, 2022
Animals Why do hammerhead sharks have hammer-shaped heads? When a defect becomes an asset August 10, 2022 - Updated on October 9, 2023
Animals Jumping spiders may sleep the same way we do, judging by their leg twitches August 9, 2022 - Updated on April 22, 2023
Animals Almost all of Florida’s turtles are now born female. Global heating is to blame August 8, 2022 - Updated on March 16, 2023
Animals Over half of “data deficient” wildlife species are now threatened by extinction August 8, 2022
Animals Weddell seals sacrifice iron from their own bodies to make their pups better divers August 8, 2022
Animals These are the few videos we’ve ever seen of giant squids hunting in the depths of the ocean August 4, 2022
Animals After 50 years, scientists finally reveal the secrets of Europe’s last panda species August 2, 2022
Animals US wants fishing ships to slow down to protect an endangered whale August 2, 2022 - Updated on July 20, 2023
Animals Insects formerly known as “murder hornets” will get a new name — and it’s about time July 28, 2022
Animals Ant colonies resemble neural networks when making decisions July 21, 2022 - Updated on December 20, 2022
Animals Warm-blooded mammalian creatures first appeared 233 million years ago, and the key is in their ears July 20, 2022 - Updated on May 24, 2023
Animals Bears avoid muscle atrophy during “hibernation” — and it’s mainly due to their superblood July 19, 2022 - Updated on January 17, 2023
Animals More than half of today’s threatened species need targeted interventions to stave off extinction July 18, 2022
Animals Rats watching their friends learn how to navigate a setting, helping us better understand our own “internal GPS” July 14, 2022
Animals Is it brain size, or brain-to-body size that makes animals intelligent? Birds suggest it’s both, actually July 12, 2022
