Scientists figured out why this evolutionary strategy didn’t work out.
A street-smart bird used crosswalk signals to sneak up on unsuspecting birds, a study finds.
Scientists want to give people super-vision. Literally.
CRISPR-modified spiders have bright and colorful silk. And also no eyes.
A capuchin named Joker started the apparent trend, leading researchers to suspect "there was something a little quirky about him, or that he was kind of lonely in a way.”
Animal welfare organization TideBreakers is calling for international action, warning that a killer whale mother and her calf could be euthanized.
A new study reveals that you're more likely to remember solutions from aha moments than ones you reach intentionally.
“A student asked, ‘Yeah, but do the wrinkles always form in the same way?’ And I thought: I haven’t the foggiest clue!”
As scientists use machine learning to decode the sounds of whales, dogs, and dolphins, opinions vary on how best to deploy the technology.
Police served multiple search warrants at West Coast Game Park Safari on Thursday.
New research identifies a unique mutation found only in cats that explains their orangeness.
Fossilized footprints from Australia are forcing paleontologists to rethink the tetrapod family tree.
CT scans, UV light, and careful prep work uncovered feathers that may have given the ancient dinosaur liftoff.
A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs preserved in stunning detail.
All living things cast an eerie glow, apparently.
New research gives the famous marshmallow test a makeover, showing that having support from a buddy makes children more likely to resist temptation and wait for a bigger reward.
Researchers suggest that people with faster eye movement can see objects in motion that are invisible to others.
In her new book, scientist Karen Lloyd details how the microbes living deep inside the planet have changed the rules of biology as we know it.
Scientists have just isolated a genetic variation that explains why Turkey Pointers have such unique noses.
The Mount Augustus snail was nearly driven to extinction 20 years ago.
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