Animals

Animals

Whale of a lesson

Once given up as all but extinct, the North Atlantic right whale is making a comeback.

Animals

These ants boast mighty grip

Strong sticking power and quick reaction time helps them hold onto trees.

Animals

Cool Jobs: Museum science

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today.

Animals

Oldest bird is new mom

At 62, albatross hatches a healthy chick.

Animals

Feeling the invisible

Sensor wired into a rat’s brain lets it detect light it can’t see.

Animals

Fancy feather gene

A tweak in a single pigeon gene causes a distinct feather formation.

Animals

Killer cats

Puss may pose the single biggest threat to birds.

Animals

Cool Jobs: Delving into dung

Scientists uncover fascinating secrets through the study of animal feces.

Animals

When the nose no longer knows

Pollution can endanger aquatic animals by damaging their sense of smell.

Animals

Threatened coral get fishy rescue

When toxic seaweed gets too close to this coral, gobies fight and bite back.

Animals

Bird malaria moves north

Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska.

Oceans

Icy inns at Earth’s end

Intrepid researchers discover icebergs host large and lively communities of life.