Animals

Animals

Chimp’s gift for numbers

Translating numbers into colors may explain an animal’s apparent memory trick.

Animals

Bye-bye, George

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age.

Animals

Skeeters ride the rain

Mosquitoes survive collisions with raindrops by going with the flow.

Animals

Mammals feel the heat

Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.

Animals

Jelly babies

Population of jellyfish-like creatures contains only young animals, no adults.

Animals

Caecilians: The other amphibian

Legless creatures live secretive, strange existences underground and underwater.

Animals

Baboons detect bogus words

Some monkeys know a real word when they see it.

Animals

Animal buddies

Humans aren’t the only animals that benefit from friends.

Animals

Can’t touch this: Unusual venomous creatures

Scientists study a cast of creatures to learn how to use toxins to treat pain and disease.

Animals

Speedy sharkskin

Tiny, toothlike bumps boost sharks’ swiftness.

Animals

Fishy chatter

Scientists record unidentified noises in the deep sea.

Animals

Costs of missing sleep

Some fruit flies do fine without sleep, as long as they’ve got enough to eat.