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Animals’ Wildly Varying Reactions to the Smell of Death

Cadaverine and putrescine are the chemicals responsible for the dead-flesh stench.

November 18, 2013
Zoology

Cats Are Not the Best Defenders of Ecological Health

November 15, 2013
Zoology

1-Trick Chameleon: Predators Learn to See Through Camouflage

October 25, 2013
Zoology

The Beetle That Eavesdrops on an Ant’s Secret Language

October 4, 2013
Zoology

How Unicorns Evolved Into Rhinos, Goblin Sharks & Olinguitos

August 25, 2013
Zoology

Unlikely Story: The Swordfish With a Nose Ring

August 23, 2013
Zoology

Songbirds in the Suburbs

House finches, Costco, and remaking the American wild.

August 12, 2013
Zoology

The Decisive Moment

A photographer's quest for the unexpected.

August 12, 2013
Zoology

An Eel Swims in the Bronx

July 31, 2013
Zoology

In Changeable Times, Inventiveness Could Save Your Species

June 28, 2013
Zoology

The New Flight of the Ibis

How a determined scientist taught an ancient species to migrate again.

June 27, 2013
Zoology

Ants Go Marching

More than an expert traveler, the fire ant is the ultimate invader.

June 27, 2013
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