Animals
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
Komodo Dragons Can Taste Their Prey From Miles Away
A Komodo dragon's strongest sensory organ is its deeply forked tongue. It acts as a meal detector that samples the air for dead or dying animals
Scientists Can Turn This Gecko-Inspired Gripping Device On or Off With the Flick of a Light
The mighty lizard inspires yet another innovation that could prove a boon to robotics and manufacturing
How Victorian Gender Norms Shaped the Way We Think About Animal Sex
No, females aren't always choosy and males don't always get around
Incredible: A Gaboon Viper Strikes a Bird in Slo-Mo
Gaboon vipers don't have the fastest strike in the snake world--but they don't need to be faster than other snakes, just their prey
How Scientists Reconstructed the Brain of a Long-Extinct Beast
This dog-like marsupial went extinct 80 years ago, but its preserved brains help us glean how its mind worked
Dueling Theories on the Cause of “Fairy Circles” Could Both Be Right
New research brings together competing concepts to describe how the mysterious features form
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