Zoology

It’s very much a family affair

The secretive reptile has confounded researchers for decades

You may be sending the wrong signals

Vindication for Captain Ahab

Leaving female tree frogs with some tough decisions to make

Why not get a cocker spaniel or poodle instead?

These egg-laying oddities are more birdlike than previously thought

And ode to one of nature’s most maligned creatures

Which may help it evade predators

Which may keep them safer from bigger frenemies

It’s a lot more kinetically impressive than slithering

Even a robotic rattle scares off predators