Zoology
Forget Scarecrows and Sprays. This Tiny Falcon Keeps Cherry Crops Safe
Some Michigan farmers turn to kestrels to chase off smaller birds that eat and defile their crops
Sharks Show How Animals Scale Like Geometric Objects
Despite their wild variety of sizes, niches, and shapes, sharks scale geometrically, pointing to possible fundamental constraints on evolution
These Rabbit-Size Marsupials Have Chomping Superpowers
Australian rat kangaroos can crack nuts that would break the jaws of most animals
Got Seal Milk?
Compared to human breast milk, the milk from grey seals is richer in sugars that could one day supercharge baby formula
These Wolves Shouldn’t Have Been on This Baltic Sea Island in the Bronze Age
But they were, and humans likely ferried them there
Feeling Magnetism Helps These Little Sea Turtles Find Food
Dancing loggerhead hatchlings reveal a secret of their impressive navigational skills
Lions Have Been Keeping One of Their Roars Secret
Scientists identify a new call issued by the King of the Jungle
This Ancient Sea Monster Had a Killer Bite and No Teeth
The Dunkleosteus was even weirder than we thought
A Leopard Seal Mother’s Love Transcends Death
The maternal instinct known as “postmortem attentive behavior” was documented in these fierce marine mammals for the first time
Crikey! Newly Discovered Snake Species Named After Steve Irwin
A mysterious wolf snake is the latest creature to bear the Crocodile Hunter’s name
