Animals
- Animals
Staying Away from Sick Lobsters
Lobsters detect and shun potential roommates that are infected with a virus.
By Emily Sohn -
- Animals
Missing moose
By studying population patterns, scientists hope to figure out why moose in some areas are in trouble.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
New Monkey Business
A rare, recently discovered monkey differs from other known types of monkeys.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Vent worms like it hot
Some undersea worms prefer water at temperatures near the upper limit of what animals are known to survive.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Echoes of hunting
Bats use high-pitched sounds to zero in on prey, converting what they hear into how they fly.
By Sarah Webb -
- Animals
Ultrasonic Frogs Raise the Pitch
Some frogs that live in noisy streams communicate by using ultrasonic calls.
By Emily Sohn - Fossils
Mammals in the shadow of dinosaurs
Not all early mammals that lived in the age of dinosaurs were shy and retiring.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Cannibal Crickets
Hunger and danger keep a certain type of cricket hopping along in large swarms.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Killer Flatworms Hunt with Poison
A newly discovered flatworm uses poison to hunt small, shelled sea creatures.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Poor Devils
When Tasmanian devils bite each other, they may pass on a fatal disease.
By Emily Sohn