animals

Biologists use commonly-found insects that engage in cannibalism to prove a key evolutionary concept.

Humans are more likely to have “first contact” with an advanced alien civilization, according to a recent NASA-funded paper.

Digitized logbooks from the 1800s reveal a steep decline in strike rate for whalers.

“Don’t tread on me” is a slogan of the deep sea, too.

555-million-year-old oceanic creatures share genes with today’s humans, finds a new study.

Fossils of ancient creatures doing anything are rare. This one is absolutely unique.

The bizarre discovery could pave the way for advances in regenerative medicine for humans.

If we lose our pollinators, we’ll soon lose everything else.

Research reveals a new evolutionary feature that separates humans from other primates.

What makes some people more likely to shiver than others?

The famous cognition test was reworked for cuttlefish. They did better than expected.

Starling flocks, schools of fish, and clouds of insects all agree.

And if they could, would they care, asks philosopher John Gray in his new book.

Cow cuddling is getting ever more popular, but what’s the science behind using animals for relaxation?

Trained dogs can detect cancer and other diseases by smell. Could a device do the same?

After 20 months, scientists find lab-dish brain cells matured at a similar rate to those of an actual infant.

A large new study puts caffeine-drinking moms on alert.

Researchers analyze prehistoric viruses in animals dug out from the Siberian permafrost.

One million year old mammoth DNA more than doubles the previous record and suggests that even older genomes could be found.

The study suggests scientists are underestimating the number of animal species that could generate the next novel coronavirus.

The organisms were anchored to a boulder 900 meters beneath the ice, living a cold, dark existence miles away from the open ocean.

They did really well considering joysticks are not designed for oral use.

While other factors exist, sexual prowess appears to have helped determine the role of Protoceratops frills.

Robot developers adapt the behavior of worm “blobs”.

A new paper explores how noise from human activities pollutes the oceans, and what we can do to fix it.

For the first time, it was discovered that nonphotosynthetic bacteria have a circadian clock.

A new study finds that dogs fed fresh human-grade food don’t need to eat—or do their business—as much.

How do these little beasties detect light anyway?

A recent study showed that monkeys can make logical choices when given an A or B scenario.

The main bioactive compound in catnip seems to protect cats from mosquitoes. It might protect humans, too.