Animals
Bison Back in Banff After 130 Years
Parks Canada released 16 of the wooly ungulates in the national park in a pilot project to re-establish the species
Contraceptive Gel Called the “IUD For Men” Makes It Through Monkey Trials
Vasalgel aims to make contraception for men as easy and effective as IUDs have for women
Only 30 of the World’s Most Adorable Porpoise Are Left on Earth
As “the panda of the sea” hurtles toward extinction, scientists stage a last-ditch effort to save the species
The Hagfish Is the Slimy Sea Creature of Your Nightmares
The hagfish is a slime-emitting ocean-dweller that's remained unchanged for 300 million years--and it shows. It has a skull (but no spine)
New Species of Fish-Scaled Gecko Can (Literally) Jump Out of Its Skin
The creature sloughs its skin when predators attack, leaving it looking like a raw chicken tender
Take a Tour of France’s “Bestiary of Machines”
Enter Les Machines de l'île’s Mechanical Animal Theme Park
Birds Struggle to Keep Their Marriages in Rapidly Changing Urban Environments
Deciding whether to get divorced is a complex calculation, even for birds
Ten Fun Facts About Falcons, the Birds
As the Atlanta Falcons prepare to play in the Super Bowl, learn about the remarkable raptors behind the name
This Robotic Silver Swan Has Fascinated Fans for Nearly 250 Years
It preens, fishes and impresses
How Vampire Bats Suck Blood for 30 Minutes Unnoticed
Thanks to a local anesthetic in their spit, vampire bats are able to drink blood from their prey without being detected
Diet Deficiency Can Lead to Cannibal Hamsters
A new study may explain why the rodents are declining in western Europe
Ocean Preserves Keep Fishing Boats Away from Grey Reef Sharks
Scientists tracked hundreds of reef sharks to find that massive marine refuges can work—with one caveat
Ollie the Bobcat Is Back at the Zoo and Off the Streets of Washington, D.C.
National Zoo bobcat ends her city sojourn
Special Spit Helps Frogs Get a Grip on Insects
Secretly sticky spit snatches snacks, study shows
Inside Every Frog's Mouth Is a Sticky, Grabby Bullet
Investigating frog tongues—and some human ones!—in the name of science
Museum Displays the Weasel that Brought Down Particle Physics
A stone marten that disrupted the Large Hadron Collider in November goes on display in Rotterdam in an exhibit about human-animal mishaps
Bag-Like, Big-Mouthed Sea Creature Could Be Earliest Human Ancestor
This minute wriggly sea blob could represent some of the earliest steps along the path of evolution
The Carnivorous Plant That Feasts on Mice
While the carnivorous cravings of most flesh-eating plants are limited to small insects, one exception is the pitcher plant
Changing Climate, Not Humans, Killed Australia’s Massive Mammals
But that mass extinction could help us predict what today’s human-wrought climate change may bring
A Puff Adder Swallowing a Rat Is Something You Can't Unsee
A puff adder has just bitten a rat, injecting it with enough venom to finish it off. The next step is to swallow it whole
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