Animals Humanity is driving thousands of species extinct, but there’s a flip side — we also create new species June 30, 2016
Biology Climate change is making the Arctic red — and we should be very worried about it June 30, 2016
Animals Scientists learn to decode prairie dog language – discover they’ve been talking about us June 20, 2016
Animals Wildlife needs climate corridors to survive global warming — Eastern U.S. most lacking June 14, 2016
Biology Worst pain known to man is caused by the world’s largest ant June 8, 2016 - Updated on July 18, 2023
Animals Weird electric eel experiment proves 200-years-old anecdotal account by famous naturalist June 7, 2016 - Updated on January 25, 2024
Animals Chimps and Bonobos use sounds and gestures back-and-forth, mimicking human conversation June 6, 2016 - Updated on June 8, 2016
Animals Can a butterfly remember its life as a caterpillar? June 2, 2016 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Animals Culture drives distinct genetic evolution in killer whales — the first non-human animal to do so June 1, 2016
Animals Bumblebees detect flowers’ electric field with their tiny hairs May 31, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Anthropology Humans got smarter to care for needy infants, making them more helpless in the process May 26, 2016 - Updated on March 4, 2017
Archaeology Chinese scientist finds earliest known fossil of complex life, paper met with heavy criticism May 18, 2016
Biology Ancient reptiles were warm-blooded beasts, study finds May 10, 2016 - Updated on September 5, 2023
Animals Scientists find surprising species of jellyfish near the Mariana Trench May 5, 2016 - Updated on April 26, 2019
Animals The amazing bombardier beetle sprays boiling chemicals from its butt May 2, 2016 - Updated on February 22, 2019
Biology First North American monkeys swam across an ancient 100-mile sea from South America April 21, 2016
Biology Georgetown University team found you can literally zap creativity into your brain April 19, 2016 - Updated on April 20, 2016
Biology Humans gave Neanderthals herpes, tapeworms and a slew of tropical diseases April 14, 2016 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Biology Tree of life expanded to match reality: two third of all diversity is bacterial April 12, 2016 - Updated on July 19, 2022