Devin Reese
How the Fastest Land Animal in North America Got Its Need for Speed
Their speediness was likely an adaptation to dashing around increasingly patchy habitats
How This Delicious Fruit Hampers Reforestation in Madagascar
It nourishes endangered lemurs while destroying their habitats
The Parasite That Chemically Castrates Its Moth Host
… after coopting viruses long ago to do its dirty work
Here’s What Makes for an Ideal Scent-Sniffing Dog
Dog trainers and handlers tease out the characteristics that are deal-breakers
The Ape Who Could Play Make-Believe
Kanzi, the bonobo, once again topples barriers between humans and great apes by demonstrating imagination, a cognitive capacity thought unique to humans
Eavesdropping on Beaked Whales Reveals the Secrets of Their Deepwater Lives
Three species off the Louisiana coast detected through echolocation clicks
How Researchers Are Tracking the Elusive Amazon Manatee
Water sampling for eDNA helps us better understand this vulnerable aquatic beast
The Birds That Roamed New Zealand a Million Years Ago
Early Pleistocene cave fossils reveal unique avifauna that were ultimately wiped out by natural disasters
How These Caterpillars Use Their Body Hair to Listen for Danger
They may dodge predatory wasps by twitching away at the sound of their approach
When German Shepherds Got Their Cursed Genes
DNA from museum specimens help detail the genetic bottleneck
What Brown-Colored Lake Water Does to Fish
Some populations of important fish respond better to it than you’d think
