Animals
This Giant New Tarantula Has an Eight-Inch Leg Span
Say hello to Peocilotheria rajaei, Sri Lanka's most recently discovered giant spider.
There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Living Fossil’
Though Darwin coined the term 'living fossil,' if he were around today he'd probably agree that it's time to retire it
Watch How Fast the Insane Snout of the Star-Nosed Mole Can Move
To many, the star nosed mole is alternatively horrifying and fascinating, but have you ever seen the little rodent's face in action?
Now Poachers Are Sawing Off Elephant Tusks in Museums
A plague of rhino horn and elephant tusk thefts to feed the wildlife black market continues in museums across Europe
How Much Water Is in a Cloud and More Questions From Our Readers
Imaginary numbers, Roy Lichtenstein and much much more
Attractive Great Tits Raise Healthier Babies, Even If They’re Not Genetically Related
Males may be selecting for females with brighter cheeks and bolder stripes, which indicate the females' genetic strength and parenting skills
The Otherworldly Calm of Wolfgang Laib’s Glowing Beeswax Room
A German contemporary artist creates a meditative space—lined with beeswax—at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
Smuggler Caught With 10 Percent of an Entire Species
At the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand, authorities stopped a man with some turtles. Fifty-four ploughshare tortoises and twenty-one radiated tortoises, to be exact
People in Israel Really Are Eating Swarming Locusts
While there are simply too many locusts to eat the swarm out of existence, Israelis who do tuck in can enjoy a healthy, kosher snack
Scientists Are Making All Sorts of New Drugs From Animal Venom
Several venom-derived drugs are already approved on the market and scientists are working on what they think are many more to come
After 17 Years, the Northeast Is About to Be Blanketed by a Swarm of Cicadas
An inch and a half long with bright red eyes, the swarm of Brood II cicadas is coming
Ecotourists Have Changed Stingrays’ Behavior—And Not for the Better
There might be a dark side to the so-called "interactive ecotourism" business
Hundreds of Emaciated Stranded Sea Lion Pups Are Washing Ashore in California
No one knows what is causing the unprecedented strandings, and the number of pups in need of help is only increasing
Would You Give up an Ovary for the Ability to Fly? Birds Might Have
For the ability to fly, birds might have ditched on of their ovaries to cut down on their weight
Are Birds Evolving to Avoid Cars?
New research suggests that perhaps, for some animals, evolution might be kicking in and helping birds adapt to avoid cars
Beautiful Monarch Butterflies Basically Aren’t Migrating Anymore
Over the past two years, the migration has shrunk by nearly 60 percent, the latest in a long-term plummet
Zoos Play Canned Lion Roars to Placate Human Visitors
People love visiting the lions at zoos; the problem is that lions sleep most of the day
Resurrecting Extinct Species Is Conservation’s Next Frontier
Some of the world's experts in endangered and extinct species will gather for a conference aimed at figuring out the who, what, when and where behind resurrecting extinct species
An Otter Learns to Play Therapeutic Basketball at the Oregon Zoo
Zookeepers show that it is possible to teach an old otter new tricks
These Little Robot Bees Could Pollinate the Fields of the Future
If the bees can't be saved, maybe these little robobees can assume their role
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