Life

Animals

Who’s knocking?

Recordings of calls and drumming provide new evidence that the ivory-billed woodpecker survives.

Animals

Walktopus

Some octopuses can walk, using two of their eight arms to scoot backward.

Life

Algae motors

Single-cell algae can haul hefty loads.

Brain

Monkeys in the Mirror

Capuchin monkeys react to their own mirror images in surprising ways.

Fossils

Dino Babies

Fossilized eggs suggest that baby dinosaurs may have relied on grown-ups for help.

Animals

Sleepless at Sea

Some marine moms and babies stay awake for weeks after the infants are born.

Microbes

Fungus hunt

Scientists are collecting information to create a family tree for fungi (and mushrooms).

Animals

Dolphin Sponge Moms

Young dolphins learn tool use from their mothers.

Plants

Fastest Plant on Earth

The bunchberry dogwood shoots pollen into the air at an amazing speed.

Animals

Clone wars

Armies of sea anemones attack each other in raging wars.

Brain

The smell of trust

A whiff of a brain chemical known as oxytocin may make people more trusting when making a deal.

Brain

Making sense of scents

Different smells light up different parts of the brain.