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Zoology

The Mystery of the Pregnant Rays

Divers find hundreds of normally solitary electric rays snuggled together

March 21, 2025

When Fish Follow You

Some wild fish may recognize individual humans in the sea

March 18, 2025

When the Animals Went Electric

What a superpower sense tells us about evolutionary creativity

March 17, 2025

Icelandic Horses Have Good Genes

New evidence suggests their unique gaits have a complex pedigree

March 14, 2025

The Great Whale Conveyor Belt

The loss of whales has weakened the longest food chain on the planet

March 13, 2025

What Megalodons Tell Us About Gigantism

The biggest predator ever to have lived was a skinny beast

March 11, 2025

Hidden Dragon

Prizewinning image shows a leafy seadragon expertly camouflaged in seagrass

March 5, 2025

Learning Medicine from Animals

Biologist Jaap de Roode on his 3 greatest revelations while writing Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves

March 4, 2025

Animals Are More Rational Than You Think

What we can learn from alligators that lure birds with twigs

February 28, 2025

The Collective Power of Ants

A group of ants beats a group of humans at problem solving

February 25, 2025

Wolves Reintroduced Themselves to America

How the godfather of wolf conservation in Canada sees wolf recovery across the border

February 24, 2025

Howl

The dark side of wolf reintroduction

February 21, 2025