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Zoology

Chimps Hand Down Tools Across Generations

Social learning boosts feeding success of young’uns

September 16, 2026

Taylor Swift Drops New Insect Species

Thanks to a graduate student who is a “lifelong Swiftie”

September 14, 2026

Why the Discovery of the First Short-Tailed Tsushima Leopard Cat Worried Researchers

They were concerned its existence could actually threaten its survival

September 14, 2026

The Giant Squids of the Jurassic Period

This belemnite swam in what used to be Wyoming seas

September 11, 2026

This Snake’s Tail Has a Fake “Spider” at the Tip

It’s meant to help lure prey

September 10, 2026

Elephants Think Before They Act

It’s a remarkable act of impulse control

September 9, 2026

Why Snake Embryos Form in Spirals

The most carefully packed embryo of all the vertebrates

September 9, 2026

The Hidden Power Struggle Between Lions and Hyenas

There’s a lot of role reversal happening here

September 9, 2026

Male Sex-Reversed Frogs Hold Their Own in Fertility Competitions

Sex reversal may not be an evolutionary dead end after all

September 8, 2026

Why Some Ants are Lazy Freeloaders

Not every ant is a good samaritan

September 8, 2026

Chimps Have Accents, Too

And they could shed light on our own language acquisition

September 4, 2026