Sorry, Darwin: Most male mammals aren’t bigger than females
The idea that most biologically male members of a species are physically larger than the females goes back to Charles...
Wildlife
New squid alert! 100+ species discovered off the coast of New Zealand
The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean basin on the planet. Scientists barely know just how many different organisms...
Newly discovered deep-sea worm moves like a ‘living magic carpet’
The planet’s deep-sea worms survive and thrive in some pretty inhospitable places. Some are bioluminescent, glowing in regions too deep...
Meet the new king of the ‘living fossils’
If you take a look at a horseshoe crab, you are essentially peering back in time millions of years. Animals...
Orca observed hunting and killing a great white shark by itself for the first time
When their kin aren’t attacking boats and porpoises or monitoring their large adult sons, some pods of orca whales are...
Watch: Three bald eagles could hatch any day now
All eyes are on two new avian internet celebrities and their cozy home in Southern California. Three bald eagle chicks...
Jellyfish-inspired glowing dye can glom onto fingerprints at crime scenes
Imagine a crime scene. Chances are, you’re also imagining someone dusting for fingerprints. Despite recent debates of whether fingerprint evidence...
NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers
Less than 4,500 tigers remain in the world, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Habitat...
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...
