Zoology
Ouch!
A new finding that fish feel pain has set off a tortured debate about the ethics of angling
Rethinking Primate Aggression
Researcher Frans de Waal shows that apes (and humans) get along better than we thought
Great Expectations
Elephant researchers believe they can boost captive-animal reproduction rates and reverse a potential population crash in zoos
Mystery Bumps
Scientists knew that alligators' jaws are covered in bumps but it took biologist Daphne Soares to figure out why
Bear Trouble
Only hundreds of miles from the North Pole, industrial chemicals threaten the Arctic's greatest predator
Bringing Up Baby
Scientists zero in on the caring and cunning ways of a seldom-seen waterbird
Sea Searchers
Scientists launch a $1 billion effort to track marine life worldwide
Behind the Lines: Close Calls
Danger comes with the territory for our writers
The Bone Collectors
A pair of biologists on Cumberland Island save the remains of dead sea critters for others to study
Animal Old Folks
For the National Zoo's esteemed senior citizens, only the very best in geriatric medical care will do
Phenomena, Comment and Notes
As scientists probe deeper into whether animals really have consciousness, questions arise. If they think, do we want to know what they think about us?
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