Butterfly wing patterns give predators the old razzle-dazzle
Optical illusions trick enemies into misjudging the insects’ speed and direction
Optical illusions trick enemies into misjudging the insects’ speed and direction
Author: Phie Jacobs
Three wild dogs have traveled farther than any African mammal
Record-breaking “odyssey” suggests populations of these highly endangered carnivores are more connected than thought
Record-breaking “odyssey” suggests populations of these highly endangered carnivores are more connected than thought
Truck-size crocodilians once ruled South America’s wetlands
The region’s enormous herbivores, some weighing more than 1 ton, were no match for this prehistoric beast
The region’s enormous herbivores, some weighing more than 1 ton, were no match for this prehistoric beast
FDA pick is Heidi Overton
Physician Heidi Overton will be nominated to take over troubled drug regulation agency
Physician Heidi Overton will be nominated to take over troubled drug regulation agency
Bungee-jumping mice may reveal why astronauts skip on the Moon
Low gravity puts a bounce in the step of humans and rodents alike
Low gravity puts a bounce in the step of humans and rodents alike
Migrating sea turtles only sort of know where they’re going
An “approximate” sense of Earth’s magnetic fields means the animals must occasionally reorient during long ocean voyages
An “approximate” sense of Earth’s magnetic fields means the animals must occasionally reorient during long ocean voyages
Have wild wolves learned to use tools?
Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?
Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?
This parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their own queen
Scientists capture a unique—and gruesome—example of matricide in the animal kingdom
Scientists capture a unique—and gruesome—example of matricide in the animal kingdom
Biologist David Sabatini loses again in legal fight against Whitehead Institute
Judge dismisses final claim against scientist’s former employer and curtails lawsuit directed at woman who accused him of sexual harassment
Judge dismisses final claim against scientist’s former employer and curtails lawsuit directed at woman who accused him of sexual harassment
This organism turns dino bones orange—making them easier to spot
Paleontologists use drones and brightly colored lichen to search for fossils in the Canadian Badlands
Paleontologists use drones and brightly colored lichen to search for fossils in the Canadian Badlands