Animals

  1. Animals

    Amputated ‘finger’ tips grow back

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Animals

    Bats before bedtime

    Scientists find new animal species in old rainforests.

    By Hannah Hoag
  3. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Moved by life

    Biologically inspired robots travel — naturally.

    By Sharon Oosthoek
  4. Animals

    Here comes Swarmageddon!

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

    By Sid Perkins
  5. Animals

    Blending in

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

    By Eric Niiler
  6. Animals

    Honey’s hidden helper

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Animals

    Motion in the ocean

    Scientists figure out why pulsing corals pulse.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Animals

    Infectious animals

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

    By Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
  9. Animals

    Explainer: People can sicken animals

    Wildlife can sometimes become infected with germs shed by people.

    By Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
  10. Animals

    No high notes for these blind fish

    Cave dwellers that can't see are also partially deaf.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Animals

    Big squid: All one family

    Genes show all giant squid belong to one, worldwide species.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Animals

    This shrimp packs a punch

    Researchers learn a lot from mantis shrimp, colorful marine creatures that possess deadly weapons and complex vision

    By Roberta Kwok