Animals
It Only Takes Six Hours for Billions of Plastic Nanoparticles to Accumulate in Sea Scallops
The particles accumulated with rapid speed, but it took up to 48 days for them to disappear from the mollusks’ systems
Lonesome George the Giant Tortoise's DNA Reveals Cancer-Fighting and Longevity Genes
The iconic reptile and last Pinta Island tortoise passed in 2012, but a new look at his DNA is helping researchers understand genetics
Jumping Spiders Are the Only Arachnids Known to Provide ‘Milk’ For Their Young
The milk-like nutritious fluid contains four times the protein of cow’s milk
Here's How That Cow Got So Large
The sad fact is most steers are slaughtered before they reach their full, awesome size, making the Aussie bovine more lucky than freakish
Researchers Stabbed Slabs of Meat With Cacti Spines to Learn About Puncture Strength
Barbed spines function much like porcupine quills, drawing on an overlapping shingled design to hook onto victims’ muscle fibers
Early Mammals Were Thought to Be Small and Unseen in the Age of Dinosaurs. An Elephant-Sized Fossil Complicates That Story
At a time when proto-mammals and other creatures were getting smaller, this dicynodont bulked up with the thunder lizards
These Ants Immobilize Prey With Acid Then Drag Them Back to Nest for Dismemberment
Decapitated heads, dismembered limbs litter the floor of <i>Formica archboldi</i> nests
Why Wombats Make Cube-Shaped Poos
New research shows differences in elasticity in the intestines shapes the poo as it moves through
Hurricane Harvey Didn’t Stop These Fish From Mating
Spotted seatrout engaged in normal spawning patterns as the eye of the storm passed directly over their habitat
Orangutans Are the Only Non-Human Primates Capable of ‘Talking’ About the Past
Mothers waited several minutes before alerting offspring to potential predators, pointing toward capacity for displaced referencing
Fantastic Things We Learned This Year About Fantastic Beasts of the Real World
The second iteration of the “Fantastic Beasts” movie series comes out this week, but why wait for the movie when you can get a glimpse of the real thing?
DNA Analysis Offers Insights on Origins of Extinct Jamaican Monkey
The unusual creature had few teeth, rodent-like legs, a squat body and a slow-paced lifestyle
How the Los Angeles Zoo Prepares Its Animals to Face Natural Disasters
The institution sprung into action late last week, evacuating birds and some smaller primates before firefighters contained a nearby blaze in Griffith Park
With Humans Out of the Way, Humpbacks Are Flourishing—But So Are Orcas
Researchers are just now beginning to understand what happens when one whale species attacks another
Tomb Full of Sacred Cats and Beetles Found in Egypt
The recently opened tomb in the Saqqara necropolis included gilded feline statues and extremely rare mummified scarab beetles
This Rare Warbler Is Three Species in One
A warbler discovered in Pennsylvania is the offspring of a hybrid female and a male from a completely different genus
Babies Share Same Laugh Patterns as Chimpanzees
Unlike adults, who tend to laugh while exhaling, infants let giggles loose while both inhaling and exhaling
Why Experts Are Troubled by a Viral Video of a Baby Bear’s Mountain Climb
The cub and its mother appear to have been disturbed by the drone that shot the footage
Australian Rivers Are Contaminated With Pharmaceuticals. That's Bad News For Platypuses, Study Says
The team found evidence of human medications in every insect tested, including those from national park previously believed to be free of contaminants
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