Animals
Toystory the Bull Fathered 500,000 Cows Before He Died
Toystory, a Wisconsin “dream bull,” had more than half a million offspring at last count and is the stuff of legend.
One Orangutan Has Learned to Sound Just Like Us
This defies scientists’ former assumption that great apes just couldn’t learn new calls
A Museum’s Butterfly Emerged Half Male, Half Female
The rarity is like a natural experiment that tells scientists how genes and hormones interact to produce different sexes
Monkeys Can Learn to Recognize Themselves in the Mirror
Generations of monkeys had tried and failed a classic test of intelligence, but the fault may have been in the way humans thought of the test
Fossils Show How Flying Fish Started to Glide
In the quest to avoid being eaten, some fish took a leap into the open air
New Deep-Sea Snails Are Nature’s Own Punk Rockers
The spikes on one hardcore species inspired scientists to name it after Joe Strummer of the Clash, who was also an ardent environmentalist
This Exotic Frog Skips the Eggs, Gives Birth to Live Tadpoles
The species is one of just a handful of frogs that use internal fertilization, and the only one found that births tadpoles
Where the Buffalo Roam: Illinois
American bison are back in Illinois for the first time in 200 years
Threat of Being Eaten Doesn’t Deter Dumpling Squid From Sex
The adorable cephalopods seem to rate mating higher on their list of priorities than survival
Our Answers to the Most Burning Questions of 2014
Here are the ten most popular installments of "Ask Smithsonian" this year
Ten Cool Science Stories You May Have Missed in 2014
ICYMI, there's a newfound coral reef in Iraq, the smallest force has been detected and more in this year's surprising science
Ants Usually Turn Left While Exploring
It's a sinister version of human's tendency towards right-handedness
Meet the Stealthiest Assassin Bug in the United States
The unique and secretive species has been living among us unrecognized for a century
By Keeping Poachers Out, Mine Fields Give Endangered Animals Somewhere to Hide
The heavily-mined Iran-Iraq border is a sanctuary for the Persian leopard
Argentinian Orangutan Is "Non-Human Person," Says Court
Being in the zoo impinges on her freedom
Why a Tanzanian Village Chased Six Elephants Off a Cliff
Not all animal killings are linked to the illegal wildlife trade
This New Lizard Species Evolved in a Lab
The novel reptile shows that hybrids can indeed lead to viable species, but not by the normal reproductive route
At 26,700 Feet, This Is the Deepest-Swimming Fish Known
Researchers found a new fish in the depths of the Mariana Trench
Europe Is a Great Place to Be a Large Meat-Eater
In a rare success story for wildlife, bears, lynx, wolverine and wolves are increasing in numbers across the continent
How to Create a Virtual Organism
Through OpenWorm, scientists are hoping to allow anyone with a computer to unlock the secrets of animal behavior
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