Snakes on Planes? Serpents Accelerate Faster Than Fighter Pilots By Charles Q. Choi last updated 14 October 22 Harmless rat snakes can strike their prey as fast as can venomous vipers, and both snakes reach accelerations that would make humans black out.
Rare Discovery: Hook-Legged Spider Found in Oregon Cave By Douglas Main last updated 14 October 22 The spider has unique clawlike hooks on its legs.
Brown Recluse Spiders May Invade Northern U.S. as Planet Warms By Wynne Parry last updated 14 October 22 Brown recluse spiders don't travel well, so a shift in their habitat could threaten extinction.
A Parasite Spread by Cat Poop Is Infecting (and Probably Killing) Whales in Canada By Brandon Specktor last updated 14 October 22 Fifteen of 34 dead beluga whales tested positive for a potentially lethal cat-poop parasite.
Chimps Learned Tool Use Long Ago Without Human Help By Heather Whipps last updated 14 October 22 Humans and chimps are even more alike than previously thought; chimps learned to make their own tools rather
Selfless Chimps Shed Light on Evolution of Altruism By Charles Q. Choi last updated 14 October 22 Chimpanzees help strangers without apparent expectation of personal gain.
The CIA wants to bring woolly mammoths back from extinction By Brandon Specktor published 13 October 22 The CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences, a company that wants to bring woolly mammoths and Tasmanian tigers back from extinction using DNA editing.
Pterodactyl: Facts about pteranodon & other pterosaurs By Joseph Castro last updated 13 October 22 Reference Flying reptiles ruled the skies for millions of years.
Astonishing dinosaur mummy has 'glittering' skin that was punctured and ripped by ancient crocs By Nicoletta Lanese last updated 13 October 22 Scientists uncovered a previously unknown way that dinosaur mummies form.
Everest Expedition Uncovers Exotic Species By Bjorn Carey last updated 13 October 22 Scientists see amazing wildlife and new species in a remote corner of the planet.
In 'bizarre behavior,' New Zealand penguins lay one egg, reject it, and then lay another. Now, scientists know why. By Jennifer Nalewicki published 12 October 22 They're one of the only bird species to do this.
Buzzing bees, sperm-covered sea stars stun judges of Wildlife Photographer of the Year By Nicoletta Lanese published 12 October 22 A photo of cactus bees took grand prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
'Completely hypnotic' donut of cell scaffolding swirls endlessly in mesmerizing new video By Patrick Pester last updated 12 October 22 A "donut" of mesmerizing cell-forming microtubules is among the top entries of Nikon's 2022 Small World in Motion Competition.
Chernobyl radiation set off black frog surge while green frogs 'croaked.' Evolution explains why. By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated 12 October 22 Chernobyl frogs' evolution shows how they have adapted to live with higher radiation by turning black.
Glowing embryonic gecko hand and otherworldly slime mold amaze in winning microscope photos By Harry Baker last updated 12 October 22 The winning images from Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition 2022 include a stunningly detailed embryonic gecko hand, an alien-looking slime mold and a stained segment of dinosaur bone.
'Hell fish' likely killed by dinosaur-ending asteroid is preserved in stunning detail By Joanna Thompson published 12 October 22 Scientists recently unearthed stunning fossils of sturgeon from Hell's Creek that might have died on the day that the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck.
Orcas and humpbacks clash in a violent melee of breaching and biting By Harry Baker last updated 10 October 22 Whale watchers in British Columbia recently witnessed an intense showdown between a group of 15 transient killer whales and a pair of female humpback whales in the Salish Sea.
Is it safe for cats to drink milk? By Charles Q. Choi published 8 October 22 Mother cats nurse kittens, but can older cats safely lap up milk?
Jaw-dropping study reveals how pythons can devour super-size prey By Jennifer Nalewicki published 6 October 22 Biologists studied Burmese pythons to see just how wide the snakes could gape their jaws to swallow large prey.
Tiny Triassic critter provides new insight into the evolution of 1st flying reptiles By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated 6 October 22 An ancient tiny reptile called "Scleromochlus taylori" gives a better look at the evolution of other ancient reptiles.
