Animals

At 62, the Oldest Bird in the World Is Still Hatching Chicks

Wisdom the 62 year-old albatross just hatched what is thought to be her 30 to 35th chick

February 7, 2013

The Year’s Most Outstanding Science Visualizations

A juried competition honors photographs, illustrations, videos, posters, games and apps that marry art and science in an evocative way

February 5, 2013

Earthworms Could Make Climate Change Worse

While earthworms benefit soils, they do play a significant role in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide - though not nearly as great as humans, of course

February 5, 2013

Searching for the Russian Loch Ness Monster in a Frozen Siberian Lake

In a record-breaking dive, the head of the Russian Geographical Society sunk to the bottom of Lake Labynkyr in Siberia, one of the coldest lakes in the world

February 4, 2013

Honey, I Blew Up the Bugs

Italian artist Lorenzo Possenti created 16 enormous sculptures of giant insects, all scientifically accurate, now on display at an Oklahoma museum

February 4, 2013

Lemurs Are the Most Endangered Mammals on the Planet, And This Adorable Baby Is Their Future

The vast majority of lemur species are facing extinction, but this baby Coquerel’s safika is trying to help

February 1, 2013

A New Disease, a New Reason to Hate And Fear Ticks

A worrisome new tick-borne disease, similar to Lyme disease but caused by a different microbe, turned up in 18 patients in southern New England

January 31, 2013

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

Traumatized-Looking

Western nations fear the technologies deployed in Iran’s space program could be used to develop ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads

January 28, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chimps Have an Innate Sense of Fairness

Human ideals about fairness may not be so human after all

January 16, 2013