Animals
Earth Lost 2.5 Billion Years’ Worth of Evolutionary History in Just 130,000 Years
Even if humans curbed destructive actions within next 50 years, it would take between five to seven million years for mammal biodiversity to fully recover
Blind Cavefish Shed Light on the Dark Days of Mammalian Evolution
Like mammals, these cave-dwelling creatures have discarded a solar-powered system that repairs UV-damaged DNA
Scientists Break the Rules of Reproduction by Breeding Mice From Single-Sex Parents
By tinkering with the genes of sperm and egg cells, it's possible to breed mice from two females—and even from two males
Today's Whales Are Huge, But Why Aren't They Huger?
Most giant cetaceans only got giant in the past 4.5 million years, suggesting they could have room to grow
Polar Bears May Soon Feast on Whale Carcasses. Global Warming is to Blame.
This scavenging strategy saved sleuths of bears in the past, but it’s not sustainable as temperatures climb at unprecedented rates
Dogs Are Smart, But Not Exceptional
A new study has found that a host of similar animals match, or even exceed dogs’ intellectual abilities
How African Elephants Get Their Wrinkles
The animal's crevice-filled skin helps keep it cool and shares a surprising set of similarities with the human skin disease ichthyosis vulgaris
Researchers Studied Cute Pictures of Baby Giraffes to Learn About Their Spots
A new study shows giraffes' iconic puzzle-piece markings aren't random, and the size and shape may help little ones survive their first months of life
Sloths Don't Just Live in Slow-Mo, They Can Put Their Metabolism On Pause
Unlike most mammals, sloths don't use vast amounts of energy when it's hot, instead opting to slow down and conserve power, more like birds or reptiles
New Cheetah Mom Earns High Marks Caring for Her Three New Smithsonian Cubs
Cubs born to Sukiri on September 22 are latest in the National Zoo’s efforts to diversify gene pool of captive born cheetahs
World's Largest Forest Antelope Photographed in Uganda for First Time
The lowland bongo and other mammal species were recorded during the first camera trap survey of Semuliki National Park
Moths Love Sipping the Salty Tears of Sleeping Birds
A researcher in the Amazon happened up on the rare sight in the dead of night while looking for reptiles and amphibians
Cats Are Surprisingly Bad at Killing Rats
Over a 79-day period, feral felines killed just two rats, instead opting to hunt less challenging prey
Newly Described Elephant Bird Is the Biggest Yet
A new study is bringing long-overdue scientific rigor to the elephant bird’s family tree
Elusive Tree Kangaroo Spotted for First Time in 90 Years
An amateur botanist spotted the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo in the remote mountains of West Papua, New Guinea
Newly Discovered Neon Fish Species Is Named After Greek Goddess of Love
Researchers were so entranced by the pink and yellow fish that they failed to spot a sixgill shark swimming just above their heads
Gene Drive Technology Eliminates Malaria-Transmitting Mosquito Population
Researchers introduced a sterilization mutation that wiped out lab populations in seven to 11 generations
Giant Panda Mating Calls Say a Lot About Them
Panda love grunts are packed with information, like size of the potential mate and more, but long distance calls are less reliable
Rhino Horn and Tiger Wine: How the Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Growing Bolder
Wildlife author and journalist Rachel Nuwer discusses her new book <i>Poached</i> about one of the world's fastest-growing contraband industries
The World's Earliest Known Animal May Have Been a Blob-Like Undersea Creature
Traces of fat found on a 558-million-year-old fossil suggest <em>Dickinsonia</em> was an animal rather than fungus, plant or single-celled protozoa
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