
Animals
Let’s learn about bumblebees
In the spring, queen bumblebees emerge from their winter hibernation to start new colonies.
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In the spring, queen bumblebees emerge from their winter hibernation to start new colonies.
A lot of their old-fashioned dioramas — a type of exhibit — are biased, boring or even unscientific. Here’s what modern museums are doing to fix that.
A teen researcher investigated bowhead whales and found their migrations may be responding to a changing sea current.
Some of these amphibians can produce a milk-like liquid for their offspring and give birth to live young. And those aren't the only rules these rebels break.
Some beetles make ultrasonic clicks that camouflage them as toxic tiger moths, warning hungry bats to stay away.
Cats flow through narrow openings but hesitate before short openings. That may help them avoid unseen danger in the wild.
Creature-machine mash-ups seem weird or even creepy. But biohybrids that make use of living tissue could be the future of robotics.
A new tally finds more than 150 vertebrate species willing to snack on feces. Eating poop offers nutrients and other benefits.
Think a 100-year-old person is old? Not compared to the world’s longest-lived animals — some of which have lifespans of thousands of years.
Rows of flaps inspired by a bird wings’ feathers improve airfoil performance to boost lift and reduce drag.