Animals
- Animals
A dangerous meal
An Australian snake preys on poisonous frogs by striking them with venom and then waiting for the frog defenses to break down.
- Animals
Crows Carry Cameras for Science
Tiny cameras attached to the tail feathers of crows allow scientists to observe the birds using tools in the wild.
- Animals
Bee Disease
Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.
- Animals
Color-changing bugs
A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.
- Environment
Lessons from a lonely tortoise
In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.
- Animals
A Wild Ferret Rise
Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.
- Animals
Long nose, hopeful future
A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.
- Tech
Slip sliming away
Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.
- Animals
Polar bears in trouble
Melting ice is bad news for polar bears that live in northern Alaska.
- Animals
The History of Meow
Scientists have traced the history of housecats back to a wild species of cat that lived in the Near East thousands of years ago.
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- Animals
Koalas, up close and personal
By learning more about koalas, people may help save the animals from an uncertain future.
