Animals
There Are Possibly Only 30 of These Rare Porpoises Left on the Planet
The fascinating vaquita is heading for oblivion, the victim of a ravenous black market for a dubious remedy
Scientists Need Your Help Peeping on the Lugworm’s Weird Mating Habits
UK scientists are recruiting volunteers to look for the critters’ “sperm pools”
No One’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf—And That’s a Problem
On Vancouver Island, habituation to humans has made wolves aggressive, fearless and more prone to clashes with people
Saber-toothed Cats May Have Co-Existed With Modern Humans
They also share an ancestor will all living cats
A Paradise for Grizzly Bears Gets an Up-Close Look
This unique North American sanctuary lets a few lucky observers see the besieged species in its wildest state
Thousands of Turkish Frogs Rescued From Smugglers
A delicacy often exported to European countries, frogs are a tightly regulated commodity in the country
Fido's Making That Puppy Face on Purpose—He's Trying to Tell You Something
A new study suggests dogs use their facial expressions to communicate
Western Chimpanzees Have Declined By 80 Percent Over The Past 25 Years
The largest population of these animals—the only critically endangered chimp subspecies—sits in a region riddled with bauxite mines
Why Wolves Work Together While Wild Dogs Do Not
Contrary to popular belief, domestication has made dogs less likely to cooperate to get food than wolves
This Worm Hasn't Had Sex in 18 Million Years
By fusing its chromosomes, the creature could essentially clone itself while still maintaining genetic variation
Like Octopus Skin, This New Material Goes From 2D to 3D in Seconds
Octopi are masters of disguise, able to change both the color and texture of their skin. Engineers have developed a material that can do similar tricks
Anthrax Outbreak May Have Caused Mass Die-off of Hippos in Namibia
More than 100 hippos have been found dead over the past week
The Musk Turtle Beer Koozie and Other Household Items We Use for Science
When the going gets tough, creative researchers turn to plastic lizard protectors, monkey loofahs and deer vagina trackers
Sooty Bird Feathers Reveal a Century of Coal Emissions History
A story of pollution hides in the grime of museums' birds specimens
Stunning Video Captures Humpback Whales Catching Fish With Nets of Bubbles
It's a complicated but ingenious way to catch a meal
The Island Where Scientists Bring Extinct Reptiles Back to Life (Nope, Not That One)
Reviving a long-dead Galapagos tortoise will take Jurassic Park-esque tactics—but have humans already intervened too much?
The Unlikely Animal That Built Australia's Ghan Railway
In the 1860s, the Australian Outback was the scene of major railroad expansion. At the heart of it was an unusual animal helping haul people and cargo
More Than 30 Years Since Their Discovery, Prions Still Fascinate, Terrify and Mystify Us
Figuring out what they were was just the beginning of a field of research into prions and prion diseases that's still growing
How to Give Dead Animals a Second Life: The Art of Skeleton Articulation
Mike deRoos and Michi Main build beautiful models from the remains of Pacific sea creatures
How Scientists Decide Which Animal Genomes to Sequence
There are an estimated 8.7 million species on Earth–it's unlikely scientists will ever sequence them all
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