Animals
For Immigrant Mongooses, It Can Take Time to Earn Society’s Trust
In some species, however, deporting your own family members is the norm
Your Oldest Ancestor Was Probably Sponge Like
A new study may settle a long-running debate about which creature was the first to evolve from a universal common animal ancestor
Rare Amur Leopard Call Gets Caught on Tape
New footage of the cat making its distinctive roar offers a glimpse into the endangered species' behavior
Winston Churchill Imagined the Lab-Grown Hamburger
But he was off about the year when it would be created
A Tale of Two Killer Whales
Orca whales actually comprise two distinct types—and one may soon be destined to rise above the other
How Stressed Out Are Zebras? Just Ask Their Poop
Scientists are scooping up the pungent piles of data to measure the health of once-endangered ungulates
The Ten Best Photography Books of 2017
These eye-opening works invite us to find ourselves in history and nature
Male Humpback Dolphins Woo Mates By Presenting Sponges as Gifts
They also use "wingmen" and occasionally sport the sponges as hats—but researchers aren't sure just how much game they really have
Skeleton of a Massive Extinct Sea Cow Found on Siberian Island
Remains of the Steller's sea cow shed light on one of the first animals that taught humans about extinction
Lawsuit Seeks "Personhood" for Three Connecticut Elephants
An animal advocacy group has filed a petition requesting that the elephants be removed from a traveling zoo
This Lion Couple Mates Over 100 Times a Day
A newly coupled lion and lioness head to the relative solitude of the higher grounds in their new kingdom of Rwanda
Russian Local Discovers Frozen Remains of Extinct Cave Lion Cub
The lion died up to 50,000 years ago, but was found perfectly preserved in the frosty ground
Dinosaurs Might Be Alive Today If the Asteroid Had Hit Another Location
Only a fraction of the Earth’s surface contained the right amount of hydrocarbons to trigger the mass extinction, a new study says
EPA Approves Use of Lab-Grown Mosquitoes in the Battle Against Disease
The bacterium-infected mosquitoes will be released in 20 states and D.C. to curb growing mosquito populations
Why Male Lions Need Lionesses to Help Them Survive
They might be earmarked as future kings of the jungle, but young male lions are lazy and lack survival skills. Their only hope is to attract a female
Scientists Trained Sheep to Recognize Faces of Emma Watson, Barack Obama
Baaa-rack Obama, if you will
Critically Endangered Vaquita Porpoise Dies After Capture in Latest Rescue Effort
Conservationists are attemping a risky last-ditch plan to move the remaining creatures to a sanctuary in the Gulf of California
The Third-Term Controversy That Gave the Republican Party Its Symbol
The elephant and the donkey as symbols for America's biggest political parties date back to the 1800s and this controversy
Is the Mysterious Sea Cucumber Slipping Out of Our Grasp?
The slimy, tasty enigmas have long been over-harvested. An indigenous community in Canada could be close to finding a sustainable solution
Corals Seem to Like the "Taste" of Plastic
Corals are attracted to the material not for its coloring, but for one of its many chemicals
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