Animals

Animals

Explainer: Animals’ role in human disease

Wildlife, livestock and pets are the source of most germs that can sicken people

Animals

Dolphins name themselves

They also answer to those chosen ‘names’

Animals

Animals under Antarctic ice?

Data suggest a web of lake organisms might thrive deep under ice; scientists struggle to make sense of the new report.

Animals

Amputated ‘finger’ tips grow back

Both toenails and toe tips grew back in mice, thanks to special ‘stem’ cells living beneath the nails.

Animals

Bats before bedtime

Scientists find new animal species in old rainforests.

Animals

Cool Jobs: Moved by life

Biologically inspired robots travel — naturally.

Animals

Here comes Swarmageddon!

This spring and summer, trillions of cicadas will emerge in the eastern United States

Animals

Blending in

Engineers take a lesson from nature’s masters of disguise.

Animals

Honey’s hidden helper

Scientists identify a substance in honey that helps bee bodies fight poisons.

Animals

Motion in the ocean

Scientists figure out why pulsing corals pulse.

Animals

Infectious animals

Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people.

Animals

Explainer: People can sicken animals

Wildlife can sometimes become infected with germs shed by people.