Science
What Is Hibernation, and How Do Animals Do It?
What is hibernation? It's a conservation of energy, and a lot of animals do it to...
Science
When Animals Attack: The Most Dangerous Animals in the U.S.
Why do the most dangerous animals in the U.S. attack? Find out.
Science
Can Dogs Sense a Bad Person? And Other Tales of Dog Instincts
Can dogs sense a bad person? How do dogs react to bad people, and how do...
Science
Would the Real Dire Wolf Please Step Forward?
Fantasy dire wolves appear as massive dog-like creatures with shaggy gray-white fur. Do these characteristics translate...
Science
Can a Mathematical Formula Describe Types of Bird Eggs?
A mathematical formula can now describe different types of bird eggs, including the tricky pear-shaped ones.
Science
How Do Dogs Age?
Ever wonder—how do dogs age? Epigenetic clock studies answer this question and give calculations for turning...
Environmental Tech
Social Isolation Lessons From Animal Quarantine
Animal quarantine is an important aspect of the animal kingdom.
Environmental Tech
Protecting Endangered Animals — and Earth's Future
A new book by Michelle Nijhuis covers the history of human efforts to save endangered animals...
Engineering
Deep-Sea Creatures May Light the Way for New Technologies
The ultra-black pigment of deep-sea creatures like the dragonfish may light the way for new technology...
Science
The Evolution of Deep-Sea Fish Gave Them Super Powers
Even though the lower depths of the oceans have gone largely unexplored, we still have some...
Science
Biomimicry: How Suckerfish Are Inspiring New Technology
Suckerfish are the latest biomimicry models to inspire new technology — specifically to help trackers stay...
Environmental Tech
Just Ask a Seabird: Technology Boosts Animal Conservation Initiatives
Technology has drastically changed the practices of animal conservation, giving scientists up-close perspectives of threatened species.
Science
Biomimicry Looks to the Uncrushable Diabolical Ironclad Beetle for Inspiration
New research into the super-tough exoskeleton of the diabolical ironclad beetle may be able to teach...
Science
Two-Million-Year-Old Tooth Proteins Connect Orangutans With Ancient Apes
Two-million-year-old tooth proteins connect orangutans with Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest ancient apes to ever live on...