Animals
Like Snowbirds Heading to Florida, Galapagos Tortoises Head to the Mountains for the Cold Season
Birds do it, butterflies do it, and now, we know that Galapagos giant tortoises do it, too - but why?
Why Do We Hiccup? And Other Scientific Mysteries—Seen Through the Eyes of Artists
In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven't fully answered yet
A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Hawaii’s Coral
Conservationists and divers alike are on edge over a mysterious disease sweeping through coral reefs in Kauai
Antarctic Animals Are Dissolving
Scientists have warned about ocean acidification for years, but now it's actually happening
Beavers On Parachutes
Beavers On Parachutes
Citizen Science Projects Are Actually Helpful to Science
How helpful can citizen scientists really be? A new review study says: very helpful
Who’s Murdering And Mutilating These Dolphins?
Along the southern coast of the United States a mystery is deepening: mutilated dolphins keep washing up on the beach, and no one knows where they're coming from
A Pack of Wolves Turned Up in Berlin For the First Time in 100 Years
Naturalists in Berlin celebrate over news: farmers spotted a pack of wolves in a village 15 miles south of Berlin, living in deserted former Soviet camp
Finned Robot Leads Gullible Fish Schools
A new fish bot joins the ranks of ethorobotics, or the study of bio-inspired robots that interact with live animal counterparts
Ecuador Set To Poison Millions of Rats on Galapagos Islands
Twenty-two tons of tiny blue poison pellets will be used to try to wipe out invasive rats
How One Man Accidentally Killed the Oldest Tree Ever
In 1964, Donal Rusk Currey killed the oldest tree ever. It was a Bristlecone pine, and here's why they live so long
Protected Mountain Gorilla Population Rises by Ten Percent in Two Years
Conservationists announce good news for mountain gorillas, but the species is not out of the woods just yet
Climate Change May Obliterate Pandas
Panda bears are climate change's latest potential victims, which threatens to destroy their bamboo forests
Superstorms Can Benefit Bird-Watchers
The strong winds and wide areal extent of hurricane Sandy brought birds from all over to the northeast US
State Department Takes On Illegal Wildlife Trade
Hillary Clinton aims to create an international coalition to stop illegal wildlife trafficking
Mother Birds Teach Their Eggs a Secret ‘Feed Me!’ Password
Australian female fairy-wrens don't even wait until their young are hatched before starting to teach them life skills
Crocodile And Alligator Jaws Are More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips
Human fingertips are exquisitely sensitive to texture and touch, but they've got nothing on crocodilian jaws
How Gigantic, Ancient Cats And Dogs Got Along
Dogs and cats have never been the best of friends, but 9 million years ago they at least lived in harmony together
The Top 10 Greatest Survivors of Evolution
Travel back millions of years in your time machine and you’d find some of these species thriving and looking much as they do today
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