Latest Animals Stories
Can clownfish count?
‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists
Why artificial light—and evolution—trap moths
Antarctic penguins are now dying from the H5N1 strain of bird flu
Extinct ape’s inner ear holds clues to how humans learned to walk upright
This could be the first newborn great white shark ever captured on camera
Watch this cool, useless biohybrid robot take a stroll
Sex is more important than sleep for these marsupials
Invasive ants leave lions scrambling for prey on the savannah in an ecological chain reaction
Poop stains reveal four previously unknown Emperor penguin colonies
How bug ‘wranglers’ help document the lives of flies, dung beetles, and more
How animals see the world, according to a new camera system
Sea otters can help conserve vital kelp forests
We may know what makes tardigrades so darn tough
The ‘meg’ may have been longer and less chonky than previously thought
Why small, scary, and ‘non-charismatic’ lost species are harder to rediscover
A new evolutionary theory could explain the mystery of shrinking animals
These micro-robots were inspired by mini-bugs and water striders
Seal pup die-off from avian flu in Argentina looks ‘apocalyptic’
Four new octopus species discovered in the deep-sea vents off Costa Rica
These Australian frogs get absolutely covered in seeds
Check out some of the past year’s best close-up photography
In an era of climate change, Alaska’s predators fall prey to politics
How hummingbirds switch gears at breakneck speeds
These extinct, nearly 10-foot-tall apes could not adapt to shifting seasons
Why fruit bats can eat tons of sugar without getting diabetes
This tiny sea creature builds a ‘snot palace’ to capture food
The bizarre sex lives of insects
Extinct ‘terror beasts’ were some pretty formidable worms
Matabele ants might be able to diagnose and treat infected wounds
The 6 best mosquito traps for 2024
As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up
These fingernail-sized jellyfish can regenerate tentacles—but how?
Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs
Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs have been identified
This tiny ‘leaf-nester’ is the smallest known fanged frog
Why scientists are studying aardvarks’ poop
Lessons from Lake Tanganyika’s scale eating fish
Reindeer can see UV light—and we may know why
This ‘blue dragon’ sliced through the ancient Pacific with paddle-like fins
The best automatic cat feeders for 2024
Arctic seals have special noses
Rare bird with half male and half female plumage photographed in Colombia
Releasing pet goldfish into the wild has serious consequences
New Zealand’s quest to save its rotund, flightless parrots
Why dinosaur footprints inspired paleontologist Martin Lockley
Even lab mice are getting VR headsets now
‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
Fossil first identified as plant is actually a baby turtle
Meet NeRmo, the mouse robot with backbone
Ancient Egyptians likely kept baboons in captivity—and mummified them
Mice may be able to recognize their own reflections
Watch the mucus-filled, synchronized mating dance of bioluminescent ‘sea fireflies’
Tracing the crocodiles’ curious evolutionary family tree
Millions of years ago, male mosquitoes may have been blood suckers too
Digitized records from wildlife centers show the most common ways that humans harm wild animals
Watch this eel robot effortlessly glide underwater
Go (virtually) adopt an axolotl, the ‘Peter Pan’ of amphibians
Fiber optic cables can pick up cicadas’ droning din
An unknown respiratory illness is sickening dogs in the US, but ‘don’t panic’
A legendary Vangunu giant rat was finally caught on camera
All the fish we cannot see
Female Taricha newts are more poisonous than males
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah welcomes first calf