Latest Biology Stories
Do the ancient human footprints at White Sands date back to the last ice age?
A new noninvasive patch could monitor a vital hormone
An ‘electronic tongue’ could help robots taste food like humans
Mammals may use same-sex sexual behavior for conflict resolution, bonding, and more
How we can help the most endangered class of animals survive climate change
No two parakeets sound exactly the same
4 reasons dinosaurs never really ruled the Earth
Why are these orcas harassing porpoises? Scientists have 3 theories.
This 6-million-year-old turtle shell still has some DNA
What really happens during a near-death experience
A boiling hot supercontinent could kill all mammals in 250 million years
How carrots get their trademark orange color
How many ancient humans does it take to fight off a giant hyena?
A fossilized trilobite stomach can show us clues to Cambrian cuisine
Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ may appear on three different continents
The mathematical theory that connects swimming sperm, zebra stripes, and sunflower seeds
Meet the first electric blue tarantula known to science
Earth’s stinkiest flower is threatened with extinction
The deepest known ocean virus lives under 29,000 feet of water
Nature generates more data than the internet … for now
Pollen could hold clues to mysteries of early human migration
These 24-eyed jellyfish learn from their mistakes
Humans might just love French bulldogs because they remind them of babies
These parasitic plants force their victims to make them dinner
As humans get louder, monkeys mark more territory
This parasite deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’
World’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young
‘Jet lag’ could be messing with pandas’ natural mating behaviors
Can animals give birth to twins?
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Michael Jaffe and Tracy Jaffe/The Conversation
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Why your pet might need a glucose monitor
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Gwendolyn Rak
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What songbirds can teach us about being smart
We still don’t know how animals evolved to fly
Virgin Galactic’s latest cargo? Ancient human bones
These crow relatives put food over friendship
New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife
How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish
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Brian Howey/Hakai Magazine
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‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants
This organ-failure detector is thinner than a human hair
Scientists discover a cat-sized ancient koala in Australia
Leggy dinosaur species could be the latest feathery clue to bird evolution
Our tree-climbing ancestors evolved our abilities to throw far and reach high
Paper cups still use plastic—and it’s a problem for the planet
Couples often share more common traits than we might think
The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing
Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency
Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia
A three-eyed organism roamed the seas half a billion years ago
‘Alive and wriggling’ worm survived in woman’s body and brain for at least a year
This is how space might disturb our immune systems
We’re finally figuring out how plants pass on genetic memories
Fossils of 10 unknown species found by sewage plant
The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones
The final missing piece of the human genome has been decoded
Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin
Mighty sabertooth tigers may have purred like kittens
Some Pacific coral reefs can keep pace with a warming ocean
This flightless pterosaur ancestor had enviable claws and a raptor-like beak
Mission to recreate Darwin’s scientific Beagle voyage sets sail
Hungry seals may have begun following their whiskers 23 million years ago
Why your dog needs to smell the world
Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species
Japan’s Hirota people intentionally reshaped their skulls more than 1,000 years ago
Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways
These moles may have been hiding for 3 million years