ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsUnexpected Animals That Use ToolsYou know about chimps and crows, but how about crocodiles?ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 13, 2023Comments (26)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsScientists Created Tiny VR Goggles for Lab Mice, With Adorable ResultsWith the new goggles, researchers should be able to design better experiments to learn how the animals perceive the…ByEd CaraPublishedDecember 9, 2023Comments (11)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsThis Sea Creature Could Fight Cancer, Looks Like a TurdThis, uh, distinctive sea cucumber may contain anti-cancer agents, according to new research.ByEd CaraPublishedDecember 7, 2023Comments (20)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsMice Pass the ‘Mirror Test,’ Suggesting They Recognize ThemselvesScientists put mice through a classic test of self-awareness.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 5, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsOrcas Attacked a Great White Shark and Ate Its Insides. Again.The washed up carcass suggests the animals remain a favorite food source of killer whales.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedDecember 4, 2023Comments (35)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsBottlenose Dolphins Somehow Even Cooler Than We Knew, Can Sense ElectricityNew research involving trained zoo dolphins seems to confirm these aquatic mammals can feel electric fields, though…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 30, 2023Comments (5)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsThese Penguins Nap Thousands of Times Per DayChinstrap penguins sleep about 11 hours per day, but only about 4 seconds at a time.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 30, 2023Comments (1)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsVote for the Best Image in This Nature Photography ContestChoose your fighter in this showdown of spectacular wildlife photos.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 28, 2023Comments (15)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsNew Drug Could Extend the Lifespans of Giant Dog BreedsThe drug, LOY-001, could be available to the public as soon as 2026.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 28, 2023Comments (27)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsMan Claims His Big Toe Was Infested With Spider Eggs, but Experts Are SkepticalColin Blake says his cruise was interrupted by a swollen toe purportedly filled with spider eggs. But spider experts…ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 28, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsThese Bats Seem to Use Their Huge Junk to Have Weird SexResearchers have video evidence that serotine bats don't have penetrative sex, like other mammals.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 20, 2023Comments (4)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsDogs in Several States Are Coming Down With a Mysterious IllnessMore than 200 suspected cases of an unexplained canine respiratory illness have been reported so far.ByEd CaraPublishedNovember 20, 2023Comments (6)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsI Got a Sneak Peek of the American Museum of Natural History’s ‘The Secret World of Elephants’Explore the big-eared, long-trunked, and incredibly social lives of Earth's largest land mammals.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 10, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsYou'll Have to Learn New Names for These American BirdsCooper's hawk? Bonaparte's gull? Those names aren't going to fly anymore.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 7, 2023Comments (10)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsSay Goodbye to America’s Racist BirdsThe animals’ new names will refer to—surprise—the animals themselves, and that’s good!ByIsaac SchultzPublishedNovember 1, 2023Comments (50)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsUnprecedented Biting Strength in Jurassic Lampreys Points to Flesh-Eating PastFound in China, the jawless bloodsucking fish fossils are ten times larger than any of their ancient kin.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 31, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsMeet Jormungandr, a 'Sea Dragon' From North DakotaFrom Valhalla to Walhalla: This predatory mosasaur hunted Cretaceous seas some 80 million years ago.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedOctober 30, 2023Comments (3)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsPet Owners Care More About Their Dogs Than Cats, Study FindsA survey of pet owners in three countries found that people generally care more about their dogs than cats, but the…ByEd CaraPublishedOctober 25, 2023Comments (9)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsMystery Solved: Adult Cicadas Do Eat During Their Brief Time Above GroundNew research answers a long-standing question about cicadas, which emerge en masse after years underground.ByEd CaraPublishedOctober 18, 2023Comments (2)
ScienceAnimalsScienceAnimalsA Lot of Pet Owners (Wrongly) Think Vaccines Are Bad for DogsA survey found that 53% of dog owners expressed some hesitancy about their pet's vaccines, which can prevent fatal…ByEd CaraPublishedOctober 12, 2023Comments (19)