Latest Biology Stories
Newly discovered deep-sea worm moves like a ‘living magic carpet’
Take a look inside 13,000 animals–no scalpel required
Meet the new king of the ‘living fossils’
Orca observed hunting and killing a great white shark by itself for the first time
Watch: Three bald eagles could hatch any day now
Why we don’t have tails
How a single honey bee colony led to a species invasion
This tiny fish is louder than an airplane taking off
Jellyfish-inspired glowing dye can glom onto fingerprints at crime scenes
See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot
Sea cucumbers are the ‘scum suckers’ corals desperately need
Why are there so many snakes?
You might have more in common with the sea lamprey than you realize
‘Lost Bird’ not seen in 20 years photographed for the first time
We finally know how baleen whales make noise
Giant Antarctic sea spiders’ reproductive mystery solved after 140 years of confusion
Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps
Fire is driving animals’ evolution
The best sex toys for couples, tested and reviewed
The ingredients for a tastier, stronger tea could be in the soil
Captive big cats can tell voices apart
Scientists tracked the love songs of Skywalker gibbons to find them
Primates have been teasing each other for 13 million years
Charles Darwin’s eclectic personal library is now online
Close to half of migratory species are in serious decline: UN report
A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot
Three new ancient shark species discovered in Alabama and Kentucky
Why blueberries aren’t technically blue
Cyborg locusts may one day help search-and-rescue missions
See wild horses and gray seals mingle on Sable Island
New jellyfish discovered near Japan may contain multitudes of venom
New pterosaur species discovered in Scotland
Scientists have 3D bioprinted functioning human brain tissue
Moths fight against echolocating bats with sounds of their own
Can clownfish count?
Running ‘Doom’ on E. coli cells… very, very slowly
Watch ‘tiny tornadoes’ spread plant pathogens
Neanderthals and modern humans intermingled in Europe 45,000 years ago
Why artificial light—and evolution—trap moths
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
Poop stains reveal four previously unknown Emperor penguin colonies
How bug ‘wranglers’ help document the lives of flies, dung beetles, and more
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
World’s largest known deep-sea coral reef is bigger than Vermont
A new evolutionary theory could explain the mystery of shrinking animals
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
This yeast loves light
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
Scientists finally discover the enzyme that makes pee yellow
Extinct ‘terror beasts’ were some pretty formidable worms
Matabele ants might be able to diagnose and treat infected wounds
These fingernail-sized jellyfish can regenerate tentacles—but how?
Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs have been identified
This tiny ‘leaf-nester’ is the smallest known fanged frog