Zoology
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The Demolition Ants
The wood ant stalks its prey in colonies of thousands. -
Ranchers, Cattle, Tequila, and Bats
A tale of ecological salvation in Mexico. -
Light Pollution Is Making Fish Anxious
The next generation is still feeling the effects. -
The Bird Photo of the Year
This award-winning shot offers a candid look at the cagey turkey vulture. -
The Strange Romance of Seahorses
A marine biologist and photographer gets up close and personal with mysterious pygmy seahorses. -
This Tiny Frog Is Fierce
The see-through amphibian goes big to protect its eggs. -
The Stealthy Assassin Robberfly
Don’t underestimate this slender predator from the British grasslands. -
How to Find Baby Sharks
Where do shark moms give birth? Remarkably, scientists are just figuring it out. -
Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities. -
If Animals Could Talk
A new art installation broadcasts the audiovisual worlds of dolphins, bats, snakes, and other animals.
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There Will Be Blood
Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.
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The New Science of Animal Minds
The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World.
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The Haunted Forest of Butterflies
A winning photograph shows millions of Monarchs dripping from Mexico’s fir trees in winter.
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The Most Unlikely Migration
17 million insects cross the Pyrenees each year, with enormous impacts on the environment. -
A Tiny Insect with Extraordinary Piss
The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed. -
Abracadabra! How Magic Can Help Us Understand Animal Minds
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys, and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world. -
A Model Toadlet
A tiny, charismatic frog in Brazil is revealing secrets of a killer fungus. -
An A to Z of Hungry Killer Whales
This unique community of orcas is starving to death.