Animals

Animals

Sleepy mosquitoes prefer dozing over dining

Mosquitoes repeatedly shaken to prevent slumber lagged behind well-rested ones when offered a leg to feed on.

Animals

Butterfly ‘tails’ might be part of an escape tactic

Slender, tail-like extensions on their wings may help some butterflies survive attacks by hungry predators.

Animals

To test for COVID-19, a dog’s nose can match a nose swab

Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 cases as well as PCR tests can — and are better at ID’ing cases having no symptoms, a new study finds.

Animals

Some Greenland polar bears are surviving with very little sea ice

The ‘glacial mélange’ on which they’ve come to rely — a mix of ice, snow and slush — could be a temporary refuge for some polar bears.

Animals

Palm-size marsupials may face extinction from wild ‘house’ cats

After surviving Australian bushfires, the Kangaroo Island dunnart is losing ground as it's targeted by hungry predators.

Animals

‘Mystery monkey’ could mean its parent’s species may be in trouble

Changes to monkeys’ habitats — including some forest loss to oil palm plantations — might explain why this animal’s parents mated.

Animals

Let’s learn about amphibians

Amphibians are named after the Greek word for “double life” because many transform from water dwellers to landlubbers as they grow up.

Animals

Watch how a western banded gecko takes down a scorpion

New high-speed video reveals how normally mild-mannered geckos can violently shake venomous prey into submission.

Animals

A dog’s breed doesn’t say much about its behavior

Many people associate dog breeds with specific behavioral traits. But breed appears to account for only about 9 percent of behavioral differences.

Animals

Orb-weaving spiders use their webs like external eardrums

Scientists discover that orb-weaving spiders listen with their legs, detecting sound vibrations that travel through their silken webs.

Animals

Scientists Say: Primate

Primates are mammals that tend to have big brains, forward-facing vision, fingernails and flexible hands and feet.

Agriculture

Here’s why cricket farmers may want to go green — literally

Crickets are great sources of protein, but they often kill each other in captivity. Green light could help solve the problem, two teens find.