Why are there so many snakes?
In a square-rectangle sort of way, snakes are technically lizards, but for semantics’ sake and because snakes are so distinctive,...
Animals
You might have more in common with the sea lamprey than you realize
As the adage goes, you can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your relatives. This even applies to your...
You might have more in common with the sea lamprey than you realize
As the adage goes, you can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your relatives. This even applies to your...
We finally know how baleen whales make noise
Baleen whales, including today’s blue, humpback, and fin whales rely on sounds to live in their watery world. Their songs...
We finally know how baleen whales make noise
Baleen whales, including today’s blue, humpback, and fin whales rely on sounds to live in their watery world. Their songs...
Giant Antarctic sea spiders’ reproductive mystery solved after 140 years of confusion
The reproduction of giant sea spiders in Antarctica has been a puzzle for over a century. Studying their habits requires...
Giant Antarctic sea spiders’ reproductive mystery solved after 140 years of confusion
The reproduction of giant sea spiders in Antarctica has been a puzzle for over a century. Studying their habits requires...
Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps
Earth is home to some pretty gnarly carnivorous plants that will use sticky digestive juices to eat bugs and other...
Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps
Earth is home to some pretty gnarly carnivorous plants that will use sticky digestive juices to eat bugs and other...
Fire is driving animals’ evolution
This article was originally featured on High Country News. Increasing frequent and intense fires are shaping how species change, according to...
Fire is driving animals’ evolution
This article was originally featured on High Country News. Increasing frequent and intense fires are shaping how species change, according to...
The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect
The decades-old international treaty that banned ozone-depleting substances has successfully averted huge amounts of sea ice loss—delaying the first ice-free...
