Animals
- Health & Medicine
Nature’s medicines
Projects by young scientists show how plants and animals in nature can be a source of new medicines.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
New mammals
Wildlife biologists have discovered a new type of monkey and an unusual rodent.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
A Jellyfish’s Blurry View
Some types of jellyfish have great eyes that can't focus.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Glimpses of a Legendary Woodpecker
Long feared extinct, the ivory-billed woodpecker has been spotted in Arkansas.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Awake at Night
Mutant fruit flies can get by with less sleep than these insects normally need.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Putting a Mouse on Pause
A gas known as hydrogen sulfide can put mice into a state resembling hibernation.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Doing the Bob
A crane's jerky neck movements may allow the bird to see its food more clearly.
By Emily Sohn -
- Animals
A Sense of Danger
Can animals warn us if an earthquake or some other natural disaster is about to strike?
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Little bee brains that could
A honeybee's tiny brain has an awesome working memory.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Elephant Mimics
Two African elephants may be the first land mammals other than primates to learn vocal imitations.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Vampire Bats on the Run
Vampire bats on treadmills show a surprising, distinctive running style.
By Emily Sohn