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VIDEO: See a Thought Move Through a Living Fish’s Brain
By using genetic modification and a florescent-sensitive probe, Japanese scientists captured a zebrafish's thought in real-time
January 31, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
How the Star-Nosed Mole ‘Sees’ With Its Ultra-Sensitive Snout
The utterly strange-looking creature sees the world with one of the most sensitive touch organs in the animal kingdom
January 30, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Feral Cats Kill Billions of Small Critters Each Year
A new study shows that cats--especially feral ones--kill far more birds and small mammals than scientists previously thought
January 29, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Do Cute Animals Make Us Want to Squeeze Their Little Brains Out?
Sometimes, we just can't handle all of that joy
January 29, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Iran Says It Sent This Traumatized-Looking Monkey to Space
Western nations fear the same technologies deployed in Iran's space program could be used to develop ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads
January 28, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Leave No Dolphin Behind: Dolphin Pod Carries Injured Member Until She Stops Breathing
Watch these dolphins try to save their injured friend
January 25, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
There’s a Vaccine for the Cat Version of HIV. So Why Are Cats Still Getting Sick?
Understanding how cats with FIV stay healthy could help researchers figure out how to keep humans with HIV from falling ill
January 25, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Faithful Monkeys Make More Babies
When owl monkeys break up the mate that takes up with "the other partner" produces fewer offspring than faithful monkeys
January 25, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Most Infamous Komodo Dragon Attacks of the Past 10 Years
An 8-year old boy; a group of stranded divers; a celebrity's husband: Just a few of the recent victims of Komodo dragon attacks
January 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
African Dung Beetles Navigate At Night Using the Milky Way
A new study shows the tiny feces ball-rolling insects orient themselves by the stars
January 24, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Tapirs—South America’s Largest And Weirdest Mammal—Thrive in Secret Jungle Corridors
Good news for tapirs, the odd forest dwelling South American mammals that look something like a cross between a deer, pig and anteater
January 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
These Models Probably Never Thought They’d Be Shooting Fashion Photos With Whale Sharks
A journalist and a photographer juxtaposed beautiful women with whale sharks in order to raise awareness about the species' plight
January 23, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Bag Full of Otters Recovered at Thai Airport
Eleven live otters turned up in a scanned bagged that someone had abandoned at the oversized luggage area of Bangkok's airport
January 23, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Rare Spider Hides Out in London Cemetery Vaults for 150 Years
Around 100 spiders turned up in the tombs, some of which date back to the 1830s
January 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Scientists Don’t Quite Know How This Cat Managed Her 200-Mile Trek Home
Holly the cat's 200 mile journey home has scientists wondering just how animals navigate
January 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Sea Cows Used To Walk on Land in Africa And Jamaica
Until now, paleontologists have drawn a blank on the evolutionary link between the manatee's African and Jamaican relatives
January 18, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Gory Details of Artist Katrina van Grouw’s Unfeathered Birds
A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
January 18, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Chimps Have an Innate Sense of Fairness
Human ideals about fairness may not be so human after all
January 16, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Are Chimpanzees Stronger Than Humans?
Chimps are far stronger than we are - but why?
January 14, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Communication Towers Are Death Traps for Threatened Bird Species
Nearly 7 million North American birds - including 13 threatened species - lose their lives through tower collisions each year
January 14, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
