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Scientists have discovered that the massive mammal uses elaborate buzzes, clicks and squeaks that spell doom for the animal's prey
December 2011
| By Eric Wagner
Elephant Seals, Neanderthal evolution and more news from the world of science
December 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Abigail Tucker, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Parasites and zombies are not science fiction; they infest rats, crickets, ants, moths and other creatures, sucking the life out of them
October 24, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
The demand for alternative remedies has given rise to a poaching industry that, along with other factors, has decimated animal populations
October 19, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg and Sarah Zielinski
As demand for rhino horn soars, police and conservationists in South Africa pit technology against increasingly sophisticated poachers
November 2011
| By Richard Conniff
Traveling snails, brainwashed rats and more updates from the world of wildlife
November 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Joseph Stromberg, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski
Two scientists are in a grim contest in the American Southeast to document some of the animal kingdom's most endangered species
October 07, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
A bold plan for wildlife corridors that connect populations from Mexico to Argentina could mean the big cat's salvation
October 2011
| By Sharon Guynup
High in the Himalayas, the Tibetan bunting is getting help from a very special friend
October 2011
| By Phil McKenna
Sea monster mamas, bat signals and opossum versus viper
October 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Joseph Stromberg, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Marine biologist Mary Hagedorn has learned to freeze and reanimate coral cells
September 15, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
In a Wisconsin reservoir, these normally terrestrial animals have managed not only to survive but to thrive underwater
August 29, 2011
| By Erika Janik
Biologists scale city trees to bag a surprisingly urban species, the Cooper's Hawk
August 23, 2011
| By Eric Wagner
Could the California sea otters' peculiar dietary habits be impeding their resurgence?
September 2011
| By Jess Righthand
Cleaner wrasse fish, black widow spiders and even bananas made the news recently as part of the latest wildlife research
September 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Laura Helmuth, Julie Mianecki, Jesse Rhodes and Erin Wayman
Sharks, starfish, ferns and sci-fi-worthy sea creatures have been discovered in a new massive survey
August 09, 2011
| By Andy Isaacson
Staffers at the National Zoo clue us in to how animals like elephants and hippos protect themselves from harmful UV rays
July 08, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
The chikungunya virus has escaped Africa and is traveling around the world via a widespread, invasive, voracious mosquito
June 29, 2011
| By Carrie Arnold
After over 150 years since it was first sighted by the HMS Daedalus, the mysterious creature still eludes scientists
June 22, 2011
| By Brian Switek
Humans may be near the top of the food chain now, but who were our ancestors’ biggest predators?
June 21, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Hummingbirds, attacking bears, ancient hominids and other news updates in wildlife research
August 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Can scientists stop white-nose syndrome, a new disease that is killing bats in catastrophic numbers?
August 2011
| By Michelle Nijhuis
Researchers have found a variety of complex, learned behaviors that differ from pod to pod
August 2011
| By Lisa Stiffler
The true story of a lonely orca leaps from printed page to silver screen, with a boost from new technology
August 2011
| By Michael Parfit
Garlic mustard and Asian carp can wreak havoc on their ecosystems, but do they have a future on your dinner plate?
May 25, 2011
| By Kristin Ohlson
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