Animals

  1. Science & Society

    Sea life stars in museum’s glass menagerie

    See Leopold and Rudolf Blaschkas’ delicate glass jellyfish, anemones, sea worms and other marine invertebrates at the Corning Museum of Glass.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  2. Paleontology

    New fossil suggests echolocation evolved early in whales

    A 27-million-year-old whale fossil sheds light on echolocation’s beginnings.

    By Helen Thompson
  3. Animals

    Smart mice have better odds of survival

    African striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) may survive summer droughts by their wits, a study suggests.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Animals

    Bird-friendly yards have a major downside — for birds

    Vegetation and feeders bring birds into our yards. But those lures also bring more birds to collide with the windows in our homes.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  5. Animals

    Diversity of indoor insects, spiders adds to life’s luxuries in high-income neighborhoods

    A massive survey of indoor spiders and insects in town finds dozens of different scientific families in homes, more in high-income neighborhoods.

    By Susan Milius
  6. Animals

    Pup kidnapping has a happy ending when a seal gets two moms

    A female fur seal kidnapped another seal’s pup. But this turned out to be a positive the young seal, scientists found.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Animals

    How Houdini tadpoles escape certain death

    High-speed video of red-eyed tree frog embryos reveals the secrets to their getaway plans.

    By Helen Thompson
  8. Animals

    Readers ponder animal flight

    Readers respond to the June 11, 2016, issue of Science News with questions on cormorants, butterflies, virus-sensing genes and more.

    By Science News Staff
  9. Life

    Distinctions blur between wolf species

    Red and eastern wolves might be gray wolf/coyote blends instead of distinct species

    By Laurel Hamers
  10. Animals

    Newly discovered big-headed ants use spines for support

    Two newly discovered ant species provide new insights into spiny evolution.

    By Cassie Martin
  11. Animals

    Neonicotinoids are partial contraceptives for male honeybees

    Male honeybees produce less living sperm if raised on pollen tainted with neonicotinoids, tests show.

    By Susan Milius
  12. Animals

    Neonicotinoids are partial contraceptives for male honeybees

    Male honeybees produce less living sperm if raised on pollen tainted with neonicotinoids, tests show.

    By Susan Milius