Animals
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Animals
Echoes of hunting
Bats use high-pitched sounds to zero in on prey, converting what they hear into how they fly.
By Sarah Webb -
Animals
Ultrasonic Frogs Raise the Pitch
Some frogs that live in noisy streams communicate by using ultrasonic calls.
By Emily Sohn -
Fossils
Mammals in the shadow of dinosaurs
Not all early mammals that lived in the age of dinosaurs were shy and retiring.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Cannibal Crickets
Hunger and danger keep a certain type of cricket hopping along in large swarms.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Killer Flatworms Hunt with Poison
A newly discovered flatworm uses poison to hunt small, shelled sea creatures.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Poor Devils
When Tasmanian devils bite each other, they may pass on a fatal disease.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Red Apes in Danger
The population of orangutans in northeastern Borneo appears to be falling rapidly.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Polly shouldn’t get a cracker
When female kakapo parrots go on a diet, they produce fewer male chicks.
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Animals
A whale’s amazing tooth
The narwhal's long tusk may sense changes in water temperature and pressure, helping the sea animal survive in the Arctic.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Young Ants in the Kitchen
Certain ant larvae fix dinner for adults and don't even sneak snacks as they cook.
By Emily Sohn