Zoology
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Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution
Individual behavior patterns may skew studies. A “STRANGE” new approach could help.
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How Snails Cross Vast Oceans
The intrepid travelers are widely dispersed despite their sedentary lifestyle.
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The Importance of Slime
Nearly every evolutionary question can find an answer in mucus.
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What Makes Us Bold
A parasite infection can make a leader of the pack—or a dead wolf.
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The Vanishing Animals of Hispaniola
An inside look at efforts to save rare and endangered species in the Dominican Republic.
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It’s a Family Affair
A new film dives into the intricate lives of giant sperm whales.
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Clicking with Your Kin
How sperm whale sounds are like team uniforms.
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Where Have All the Snow Crabs Gone?
Eleven billion crabs vanished. Is climate change really to blame?
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The Mystery of the Blue Whale Songs
Earth’s largest animals are singing in ever-lower tones, and nobody knows why.
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The Invasion of the Super Insects
New generations of insects are devouring Earth’s forests. Humans helped breed them—can we help stop them?
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To Stop Illegal Fishing, Send a Seabird
Illegal fishing is too big a problem for humans to handle alone.
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What Do Dolphins Talk About?
In the latest episode of the Ignorance podcast, Diana Reiss takes us behind the scenes with some chatty dolphins.
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How Darkness Can Illuminate the Insect Apocalypse
Insects may have been evolving to avoid light. So maybe we need to look harder for them.
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Overthrowing the Patriarchy Through Ecstatic Sex
Zoologist Lucy Cooke uncovers the sexual power of females in the animal world.
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What Oceanographers Can Learn From Their Animal Colleagues
When you need good data in rough seas, send in the elephant seals.
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The Secrets of the Blind Salamander
These creatures of the dark are a remarkable study in evolution and longevity.
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The Machiavellians of the Animal Kingdom
Want to see a power play in a group? Behold the mongoose.
