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This wasp is like out of a nightmare.
This could be a very bad development.
This isn't the first time we've tried copying termites.
These gals want everything to be just right.
Fur lickin' findings.
Technically, it's piles of construction waste, in the termites' eyes.
Researchers went face to face with an amazing (and critically endangered) rhino.
Scientists went to the zoo to develop better electronic noses.
The answer to a question you never knew you had.
They are really smart creatures.
We used to believe this is a human-only perk.
This does not bode well.
It would be an amazing example of evolution -- if it weren't so tragic.
The site also boasts many other pollinator species.
It's always feeding time, isn't it?
For hawks, the secret is out: The big city has a lot of food to offer.
Bird-brain? Hardly an insult.
It's an evolutionary arms race.
It also had a keen sense of smell.
There is little reason for optimism here -- but conservation efforts can still make a difference.
The findings are still preliminary, but they do suggest that mothers should abstain a bit before and during pregnancy.
One of the most ambitious projects ever attempted in science.
Pocillopora damicornis -- one of the most abundant and widespread reef-building corals in the world -- may help us better understand how anthozoans deal with stress.
They live with us, but they're not domesticated.
This is a major setback for animal conservation.
For once, it's not overfishing!
Things don't look good, but we can still protect what we have if we take immediate action.
If you own a cat, this is the paper for you.
They did, however, have an excellent sense of smell.
The elusive creature lives deep beneath the ocean's surface.
There are unexpected and unappreciated guests sneaking into our homes.
Scientists have identified an inherent trade-off in avian sexual selection.
It's the first species of crocodile formally described in more than 80 years.
Crows are much smarter than we thought -- and one, in particular, seemed like a moody genius.
Here's another way we're disrupting wildlife.
Although this mammalian forerunner still reproduced like a reptile, the fossils shed much light on our own evolution.
The findings suggest that the mechanism would probably work on humans too.
Who's a good boy? All dogs, that's who. But some have more problems than others.
Technology to the rescue!
Have you ever noticed a giraffe's patterns?
Saving biodiversity makes more sense than waiting millions of years for it to re-evolve.
Ancient sponges were among the first animals that scientists have been able to identify.
The airborne mammals split from their tree clinging cousins much earlier than thought.
Things start to change when you've been living in the dark for millions of years.
Who took the lights out?
The chain of seamounts is brimming with underwater life.
In Ethiopia's grasslands, huge herds of gelada monkeys might be in the process of domesticating wolves.
Faced with the hot and dry savannah, the African elephant evolved a creative solution.
PCBs have been banned almost two decades ago but their effects are still widely felt by the iconic orcas.
A remarkable finding, already highly vulnerable.
