Animals
- 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.
- 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 - Animals
Insect Stowaways
Some insect larvae can travel in the guts of migrating birds.
By Emily Sohn - Physics
Earth’s lowly rumble
From rumbling volcanoes to grumbling elephants, scientists are eavesdropping on the lowest sounds on Earth.
- Animals
Mouse Songs
Male mice appear to string together chirpy, high-pitched noises to create songs.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Fishing for Giant Squid
An underwater camera has snapped the first pictures of a live giant squid.
By Emily Sohn