Animals
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Animals
Primate memory showdown
Are chimpanzees or people better at remembering numbers? Read on to find out.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Eyes on the depths
On a recent expedition to the Bahamas, scientists made new discoveries about how deep-sea animals see the world.
By Mark Schrope -
Animals
Return of the Lost Limbs
Scientists are closer to learning how some animals regrow missing limbs.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Gliders in the family
Two rare gliding mammals may be the closest living relatives of modern primates.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
A dangerous meal
An Australian snake preys on poisonous frogs by striking them with venom and then waiting for the frog defenses to break down.
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Animals
Crows Carry Cameras for Science
Tiny cameras attached to the tail feathers of crows allow scientists to observe the birds using tools in the wild.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Bee Disease
Scientists may have found one reason why honeybees have been disappearing from the United States.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Color-changing bugs
A species of South American beetle changes color from shiny gold to dull red—and back again.
By Emily Sohn -
Environment
Lessons from a lonely tortoise
In the Galapagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.
By Bryn Nelson -
Animals
A Wild Ferret Rise
Once nearly extinct, wild black-footed ferrets are making a comeback in Wyoming.
By Emily Sohn -
Animals
Long nose, hopeful future
A chainsaw-nosed creature of the sea finally earns some protection.
By Emily Sohn