Animals

Animals

Dolphin Sponge Moms

Young dolphins learn tool use from their mothers.

Animals

Clone wars

Armies of sea anemones attack each other in raging wars.

Health & Medicine

Nature’s medicines

Projects by young scientists show how plants and animals in nature can be a source of new medicines.

Animals

New mammals

Wildlife biologists have discovered a new type of monkey and an unusual rodent.

Animals

A Jellyfish’s Blurry View

Some types of jellyfish have great eyes that can't focus.

Animals

Glimpses of a Legendary Woodpecker

Long feared extinct, the ivory-billed woodpecker has been spotted in Arkansas.

Animals

Awake at Night

Mutant fruit flies can get by with less sleep than these insects normally need.

Animals

Putting a Mouse on Pause

A gas known as hydrogen sulfide can put mice into a state resembling hibernation.

Animals

Doing the Bob

A crane's jerky neck movements may allow the bird to see its food more clearly.

Animals

Fishy Sounds

Baby fish may home in on reef noise to find a place to live.

Animals

A Sense of Danger

Can animals warn us if an earthquake or some other natural disaster is about to strike?

Animals

Little bee brains that could

A honeybee's tiny brain has an awesome working memory.