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Zoology

Loyalty Nearly Killed My Beehive

My queen was a dud, and her replacement had been murdered.

July 31, 2014

Zombie Sponge Reefs Are Lurking at the Bottom of the Sea

The resurrection of glass sponge reefs proves extinction doesn’t have to be eternal.

July 31, 2014

Food Vibrations: Spiders Are Total Virtuosos with Their Webs

Spider webs are veritable antennas humming with signals.

July 18, 2014

Toad Orgies, Underwater AC, and Other Stories From the Storm

Most creatures flee storms, but some thrive because of them.

June 25, 2014

Fish School Us on Wind Power

Record-efficiency turbine farms are being inspired by sealife.

June 25, 2014

Why I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs

A researcher who works through painting tells her story.

Can You Spot the Real Animal Hybrid?

Take our quiz on nature’s mutant offspring.

May 30, 2014