Zoology
When Texas Bat “Cities” Look Like Thunderstorms
Weather apps generally modify their default settings to remove such scenes from Doppler radarviews. Otherwise, live-feed watchers would think a torrential downpour is imminent
The Bloody Palette of the Animal Kingdom
Red isn’t the only color when it comes to blood—critters produce the vital fluid in a variety of hues
Mother Bats’ Hearts Quicken When They Hear Baby’s Cries
Like humans, bat moms are primed by evolution to spring into action
A New Fossil Hints at the Surprising Origins of Snakes
By the Cretaceous, they’d already tried on several different lifestyles and sensory styles
How Crocodiles Survived the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
They knew the most important rule in real estate
To See the World Through a Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
This writer was transformed by her “foolish” quest to chase butterflies in Denmark
Primates Also Become Germophobes After Living Through a Viral Outbreak
And it could shed light on the evolutionary origins of disgust
Meet Loki the Sea Cucumber, One of 57 Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Species
It looks friendly at least
