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Grammar Revealed in the Love Songs of WhalesHumpbacks use complex syntax to attract a mate. Listen in!
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How Bird Flu Infects Humans and Why We Don't Spread ItThe virus infects peoples' lungs, but too deeply to be coughed or sneezed at another potential victim.
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New Tool to Provide Insight on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’sA new simple model of a portion of a brain cell will provide researchers with fresh insight to the destructive processes behind neurodegenerative diseases.
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Slim Secret: Butterflies Burn Fat in CocoonButterflies burn a tremendous amount of fat while hibernating during the transformation from a caterpillar.
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Genetic Basis for Increased Risk of Impulsive ViolenceThe new study indicates that men with a variation of this gene have increased risk of violent impulsivity.
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Streeeetch! Long-neck Dinosaur Sets New StandardNewly identified dinosaur species has one of the longest necks relative to body length ever measured.
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Ivory-billed Woodpecker Debate Heats UpThe rediscovery of an extinct woodpecker is based on crummy video, scientists say.
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Dinosaur Find Raises Questions about the Origin of FeathersNew fossil forces scientists to rethink the origin of feathers.
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Ultrasonic Frogs Croak in SecretBy chirping at a frequency most animals can’t hear, torrent frogs can communicate over the din of nearby streams and waterfalls.
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Back From the Dead: Living Fossil IdentifiedScientists correct classification error, find evidence that a rodent extinct for 11 million years is still around.
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Roots of Running Go Way, Way BackNew analysis of the oldest living four-legged land animal indicates their gait was not so lumbering.
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Frog Survival 101: Fake a Mean LookHarmless frogs should look nasty, but not too nasty, to fool predators.
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Simple Trick Makes Fish Brains GrowCaptive fish don’t have all their marbles. But adding a few stones to the tank is all that’s needed to grow their brains.
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New List: Top 20 Extinction HotspotsCountdown Mammals living in areas untouched by humans are at the greatest risk.
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The Harder You Exercise, the Quicker You RecoverNew research suggests that the harder you train, the quicker your body recovers.
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Secret Lives of Deep-Sea Beasts RevealedNewfound bizarre fish species roam an ecosystem far richer than thought.
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Chimps Prove Altruistic and CooperativeOur closest relatives might share our selfless behaviors.
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Yellowstone Volcano Grows as Geysers ReawakenIt won't likely blow anytime soon, but the world's largest volcano is stirring and the landscape is changing.
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Cannibalism Rife in Mormon Cricket SwarmsNo rest for the weary; swarming Mormon crickets cannibalize slow pokes.
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Marine Mammals Suffer Human DiseasesThe spread of disease among otters, manatees and sea lions could be an early warning to humans.
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Mammal Swam with DinosaursA newfound beaver-like creature was huge compared to its contemporaries.
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Surprise: Chickens Can Grow TeethPigs still can't fly, but scientists have discovered dental capability in mutant poultry.
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Older Population Could Force Retirement Age to 85A person entering the workforce today in America might face a much longer career than Mom and Dad.
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Explorers Discover Huge Cave and New Poison FrogsVenezuelan cavern is so big researchers fly helicopters into it (see them at the bottom?).
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