Zoology
223 articles-
Where the Wild Bees Are
San Diego is a biodiversity hotspot for bees. Researchers need help documenting them.
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Seahorse Love Works in Mysterious Ways
Seahorses don’t care if there’s plenty other fish in the sea.
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Pandas Feel “SAD” Too
Many animals suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Scientists are just figuring out what that means.
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Why Ships Kill Thousands of Whales Every Year
An interview with the documentary filmmaker who has spotlighted the deadly ocean collisions.
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The Paradox of the Radioactive Boars
Scientists solve a long-standing mystery in Bavaria.
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The Social Life of Bats
They sing, have dialects, reserve special tones for their pups—our reporter journeys to Mozambique to explore the unique communication of bats.
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Why Are Marine Mammals Losing Their Hair?
Spikes in alopecia puzzle scientists—and may be a symptom of ecological disruption.
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Thousands of Penguin Chicks Lost at Sea
Scientists monitoring emperor penguins in Antarctica recorded an unprecedented tragedy.
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Call of the Liar
The spot-on imitations of other birds by the Australian lyrebird exemplify what Darwin missed about female birdsong.
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New Tarantula Discovered in Unexpected Place
How social media helped a scientist uncover a new, golden-haired species.
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Charles Henry Turner’s Insights Into Animal Behavior Were a Century Ahead of Their Time
Researchers are rediscovering the forgotten legacy of a pioneering Black scientist who conducted trailblazing research on the cognitive traits of bees, spiders, and more.
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Why Darwin Admired the Humble Earthworm
His charming experiments spotlighted their surprising intelligence.
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Rescuing the Frogs
Indigenous conservation practices in Mexico are helping endangered frogs to recover.
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A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished
At first Adam Smith couldn’t believe his calculations. Then it sank in.
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What the Dragonfly Knows
Researchers are studying their extraordinary flight patterns to help us build tiny aircraft and protect global ecosystems.
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The Surprising Empathy of Netflix’s “Chimp Empire”
A new documentary series is a startlingly intimate look at chimps.
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Do Whales Have Culture?
Sperm whales learn patterns of clicks and other social behaviors from their clans.
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The Perilous Life of the Solitary Pangolin
Poached to the edge of extinction, the bashful animals are getting by with a little help from their friends in Africa.
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These Babies Are Parasites
How some animals figured out a free ride for their young.
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The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea
This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?
