Animals
- Animals
Giant snakes invading North America
A new government study suggests the United States may see pythons in Pennsylvania by 2100.
- Animals
Penguin pressure
Scientists are racing to learn as much as they can about penguins in the hopes of saving them from an uncertain future.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Puberty gone wild
Humans aren’t the only animals that endure the awkward transition to maturity.
By Susan Gaidos - Animals
A bird that keeps the beat
A dancing cockatoo shows that humans aren’t the only animals with rhythm.
- Animals
A grim future for some killer whales
An oil spill off the U.S. coast 20 years ago still threatens marine life.
- Animals
Bringing fish back up to size
Changing the way we fish may help rescue a population's shrinking fish.
- Animals
Pondering the puzzling platypus
Scientists are studying the mixed-up looking mammal for clues to animal ancestry.
- Animals
Fish needs see-through head
Barreleye peers out at the world like a fighter pilot does through a windshield.
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- Animals
Sponges’ secret weapon
An aquatic animal provides a possible new kind of disease resistance.
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- Plants
The man who rocked biology to its core
Two hundred years later, Charles Darwin's ideas still live on.