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The New York Times
How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction
Jane Goodall Is More of a Dog Person, Actually
This Carnivore Turned Up in Egypt After Vanishing 5,000 Years Ago
Bumblebee Queens Prefer to Live in a Toxic Home
This Spider Uses a Light Show to Trick Eager Male Fireflies Into Its Web
How Wombats May Save Other Animals From Wildfires
A Two-Ton Lifeguard That Saved a Young Pup
Blue Whale Genes Reveal Less Inbreeding, More Interbreeding Than Expected
Freakishly Smart Falcons Run These Islands
A Mirror Reveals a Surprise About Bird Brains
A Mystery Species Was Discovered in Trafficked Pangolin Scales
This Tiny Parasitic Wasp Can Drill Through Plastic
SpongeBob Lives in a Pineapple. These Sharks Live in Sponges.
New Antarctic Starfish Are Doting Parents and Vicious Predators
These Flies Age Faster After Witnessing Death
How Deep-Diving Sharks Stay Warm Will Take Your Breath Away
This Is What It Sounds Like When Plants Cry
Cockatoos Know How to Pick the Right Tools for the Job
Can You Understand Ape? Take This Quick Quiz.
Unlocking the Genes That Made Whales Into Giants
Something About This Mysterious Fossil Graveyard Was Fishy
Sometimes This Octopus Is So Mad It Just Wants to Throw Something
Why Some Penguins Give Up on Half of Their Unhatched Eggs
Undark
Recreational Fishing Industry Won’t Slow Down for Right Whales
Neglect of a Museum’s Collection Could Cause Scientific Setbacks
Sierra Magazine
This Texas Company Wants to Bring Species Back From the Dead
Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park
Mongabay
50 years of data show that Madagascar’s mangroves are making a comeback
Science
Octopus’ quick costume changes are costly affairs
The genetic secrets of the United States’s privately owned tigers
One-third of fruit flies go through life injured, CSI-type study reveals
Deadly one-two punch may have driven the woolly rhino to extinction
Humans helped the German cockroach conquer the world
‘Daredevil’ running could help astronauts maintain muscles in low gravity
Watch a beetle larva ambush snails from below, dragging them to their demise
Why don’t ants always fall for toxic bait? They may learn to avoid it
The Open Notebook
Wudan Yan Digs into the Hidden Costs of Cryptocurrency
Getting Political: Reporting on Policy as a Science Journalist
Casey Parks and Washington Post Pollsters Depict Trans Life in the U.S.
A Book Publishing Primer for Science Writers
Rod McCullom Looks for the Evidence Behind Policing Technology
Science News
The fruit fly revolutionized biology. Now it’s boosting science in Africa
Fake fog, ‘re-skinning’ and ‘sea-weeding’ could help coral reefs survive
These 8 GMOs tell a brief history of genetic modification
These researchers are reimagining animal behavior through a feminist lens
A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens
Drumming woodpeckers use similar brain regions as songbirds
How dormant bacteria spores sense when it’s time to come back to life
Honeybees order numbers from left to right, a study claims
Insect swarms might generate as much electric charge as storm clouds
These devices use an electric field to scare sharks from fishing hooks
The ancestor to modern brewing yeast has been found hiding in Ireland
A rare rabbit plays an important ecological role by spreading seeds
Prairie voles can find partners just fine without the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin
Here are 3 people-animal collaborations besides dolphins and Brazilians
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes
A ‘fire wolf’ fish could expand what we know about one unusual deep-sea ecosystem
Baseball’s home run boom is due, in part, to climate change
This sea cucumber shoots sticky tubes out of its butt. Its genes hint at how
Race car drivers tend to blink at the same places in each lap
When and why did masturbation evolve in primates? A new study provides clues
How geometry solves architectural problems for bees and wasps
The newfound Los Angeles thread millipede is ready for its close-up
Active supermassive black holes may be rarer than previously thought
A new DNA leaf swab technique could revolutionize how we monitor biodiversity
Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers
A catalog of all human cells reveals a mathematical pattern
Scientists debunked a long-standing cicada myth by analyzing their guts
How sea anemones living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents avoid metal poisoning
Human cancer cells might slurp up bacteria-killing viruses for energy
On some Australian islands, sea level rise may be helping mangroves thrive
These bats are the only mammals known to mate more like birds
One mountain in Brazil is home to a surprising number of these parasitic wasps
Electrical brain implants may help patients with severe brain injuries
These are our favorite animal stories of 2023
Here’s how much fruit you can take from a display before it collapses
This first-of-its-kind palm plant flowers and fruits entirely underground
Some honeybees in Italy regularly steal pollen off the backs of bumblebees
This weird fern is the first known plant that turns its dead leaves into new roots
On hot summer days, this thistle is somehow cool to the touch
A decades-old mystery has been solved with the help of newfound bee species
By fluttering its wings, this bird uses body language to tell its mate ‘after you’
Hibernating bumblebee queens have a superpower: Surviving for days underwater
This orangutan used a medicinal plant on his face wound
Getting wild mosquitoes back to the lab alive takes a custom backpack
A new gel stops mice from getting too drunk
A malaria drug could be used to treat PCOS, a common hormone disorder
Beneficial bacteria help these marine worms survive extreme cold
In ‘Warming Up,’ the sports world’s newest opponent is climate change
These are our favorite animal stories of 2024
Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the history of bird nests
Scientific American
How a Parasitic Worm Forces Praying Mantises to Drown Themselves
Monkey-like Animals Once Lived in the Arctic, New Fossils Show
Do Chimps Share Cool Stuff Just for Fun? Uganda Forest Study Provides a Hint That They Might
Cockatoos Work to Outsmart Humans in Escalating Garbage Bin Wars
Plants Call in Hornets to Rescue Their Seeds
Common Fungicide Kills Bee’s Sex Appeal
This Carnivorous Plant Has a Rain-Powered Trap
Drug Discovery News
Mouth bacteria trigger rheumatoid arthritis by breaking into the blood
Discover Magazine
No One Knows How Many Shipwrecks Exist, So How Do We Find Them?
Dolphins and Whales Apparently Sleep With One Eye Open
How Humans Have a Time Machine in Our Heads
Crafting Exhibits to Avoid Museum Fatigue
The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Video Games
Why Baby Leatherback Sea Turtles Struggle to See the Ocean
The Furry Ecosystem of Algae, Moths and Sloth Feces
A Behavior-Manipulating Parasite May Be Leading Wildlife to the Lion’s Den
Humanity Has a Trash Problem; Launching It Into Space Isn’t the Solution
Sex Is More Complex Than A Simple Binary Suggests