Do other animals kiss?
Kissing is a multifaceted and emotionally loaded behavior. Do other animals do it, too? Kissing plays a significant role in human culture, with ancient cuneiform tablets from Iraq indicating that…
Enormous Male Great White Shark Tagged and Released off Florida Coast in Stunning New Video
Researchers have tagged a massive great white shark off the East Coast of the U.S., which they say is the largest male they’ve ever studied in the northwest Atlantic. Named…
Can Animals Understand and Learn the Language of Another Species?
Each year, new insights emerge about the ways animals communicate. Research reveals that elephants greet each other with ear flapping and rumbling sounds, sperm whales modify their clicks based on…
Underwater fossil bed discovered by collectors preserves rare slice of Florida’s past
About half a million years ago, several horses, sloths and armadillos fell into a sinkhole in Florida’s Big Bend region and died. The sinkhole filled in with sediment over time,…
Engineered animals show new way to fight mercury pollution
Australian scientists have found an effective new way to clean up methylmercury, one of the world’s most dangerous pollutants, which often builds up in our food and environment because of…
Nighthawks: Wild medaka actively court female fish in wee hours
Observing animal behavior in a laboratory offers a controlled environment, but these model organisms can behave differently in the wild. An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team that uses medaka in…
Driver Dodges Highway Traffic To Save Helpless Animal Stranded On Median
“ our team’s worst nightmare …” Karla quickly pulled over to the side of the highway, determined to help the stray dog despite not having any rescue tools with her.…
A Shivering Pile of ‘Helpless Angels’ Was Left in the Cold—Until One Woman Stepped In
It was a cold January evening in Michigan when Matthew and Theresa Lyson, founders of Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary, received an urgent call. A woman named Pam had spotted…
This Valentine’s Day, thank voles for our understanding of love
For decades, scientists have been fascinated by the intricate chemistry of love, searching for the biological mechanisms that drive human connection, bonding, and affection. At the heart of this research…
Masquerading moth deploys unique optical tricks to evade predators
Researchers from Murdoch University and The University of Western Australian found the forewings of the fruit-sucking moth (Eudocima aurantia) have the appearance of a crumpled leaf — but are in…