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'It's nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply': Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species -
'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats?27 Comments -
'Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid3 Comments
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Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to survive melting sea iceWarming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic conditions.
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Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.
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Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.
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'Very novel and very puzzling': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plantA new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind behavior for cephalopods.
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Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agreesThere are eye-opening claims that orcas and dolphins are working together on salmon hunts and sharing food — but not everyone is convinced.
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18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bolivian coastline — and they set a new recordResearchers have counted 16,600 fossilized dinosaur footprints and 1,378 swim tracks at a site in Bolivia that showcase a variety of behaviors and different theropods from the Cretaceous period.
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Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size sinceThe snakes stayed large and thrived even when cooling temperatures and shrinking habitats killed off other giant reptiles millions of years ago.
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What's the difference between a newt and a salamander?Salamanders and newts are both long-tailed amphibians, but what's the difference between them?
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People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrivedLeopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road.
