Animals
Peeping in on the Process of Turning Caterpillar to Butterfly
Previously, researchers hoping to learn about metamorphosis had to dissect the chrysalis, which killed the developing insect inside
Amazing Sea Butterflies Are the Ocean’s Canary in the Coal Mine
These delicate and stunning creatures are offering Smithsonian scientists a warning sign for the world's waters turning more acidic
There Are Just Three Males of This Endangered Fish Left, And the London Zoo Is on a Global Hunt to Find a Lady
There are just three fish of this species left in the world, and they're all males.
There Should Be an Endangered Species List for Ecosystems, Too
Listing an ecosystem or animal as endangered does not save it from extinction, but it can bring attention and inspire protection
The Deep Seafloor Turns Out to Be a Treasure Trove for Ancient DNA
DNA preserved in the the ocean floor could provide a unique view of ancient animals that aren't represented in the fossil record
Sometimes Male Spiders Eat Their Mates, Too
Many female arthropods - black widows, praying mantises - eat their male mates, but sometimes the reverse is true
Mapping the Routes of Invasive Stowaways
Singapore, Honk Kong, New York, Long Beach, CA, and the Panama and Suez canals are the areas most at risk from invasive species
The Cicadas are Coming, And So Are the Terrifying Spores That Eat Them Alive
The cicadas have been waiting for 17 years. This deadly fungus has been waiting for them
Game Wardens Helped Poachers Kill the Last of Mozambique’s Rhinos
Mozambique's rhinos have been living on the edge of extinction for more than a century, but now they're finally gone for good
The Only Clouded Leopard Left in Taiwan Is Stuffed on a Museum Shelf
Zoologists call the results of a 13-year-long hunt to find any remaining clouded leopards "disappointing"
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies
High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees
How Bone-Eating Zombie Worms Drill Through Whale Skeletons
The worms use a "bone-melting acid" that frees up the nutrients within both whale and fish bones
It’s Crazy to Move a Hundred-Year-Old Tree, But This One Is Thriving
There's controversy surrounding the oak's new home, but park or no park, the Ghirardi Oak is staying, and the transport seems to have been a success
Our Battle Against Extinction, 100 Recipes and More Recent Books Reviewed
Growing up as a poor Astor and the roots of psychiatry
We’re Just 35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction
If the species does go extinct, it will join Florida's Dusky seaside sparrow as an endangered species that has died out while under federal protection
One Confused Loon Spent 48 Days Trying to Hatch Rocks
In July 2011, something strange was going on with one of the loons at a Massachusetts sanctuary
Why Guppies Seem to Have a Death Wish
Aquarium-leaping guppies don't necessarily want to die, they're just trying to colonize the next pond over
Fish Bladders Are Actually a Thing People Smuggle, And They’re Worth a Lot of Money
One bladder from the totoaba macdonaldi fish can garner $5,000 in the United States, and over $10,000 in Asia
The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics
This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land
Oxford Principal Nixes Student Plan to Have Live Shark at Ball
The tipoff that it would appear at all came from a poster for the ball that simply says, in large white letters, "Ginglymostoma cirratum (you should really go look that up)"
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