Animals

Genetics

CRISPR used in cows to help fight tuberculosis

Chinese researchers used a CRISPR/Cas 9 gene editor to make cows more resistant to tuberculosis.

Genetics

CRISPR used in cows to help fight tuberculosis

Chinese researchers used a CRISPR/Cas 9 gene editor to make cows more resistant to tuberculosis.

Oceans

Cone snails wander in circles, lose focus with boosted CO₂

Deadly cone snails wander in circles and become less capable hunters when exposed to higher levels of carbon dioxide in seawater.

Oceans

Cone snails wander in circles, lose focus with boosted CO₂

Deadly cone snails wander in circles and become less capable hunters when exposed to higher levels of carbon dioxide in seawater.

Animals

Dragonfish opens wide with flex neck joint

New study reveals anatomical secrets of mysterious deep ocean fish.

Animals

What gives frog tongues the gift of grab

Here’s what puts the grip in a frog’s high-speed strike: quick-change saliva and a tongue softer than a marshmallow.

Animals

Endings make way for new beginnings for Earth and SN

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses major changes for life on Earth and at Science News.

Animals

Readers weigh in on mathematical animals and more

Animal math, dinosaur digestion and more in reader feedback from our December 10, 2017, issue.

Paleontology

With dinosaurs out of the way, mammals had a chance to thrive

The animals that lived through the great extinction event had a range of survival strategies to get them through.

Life

Some lucky birds escaped dino doomsday

Dino doomsday took out early birds too, but a lucky few survived.

Animals

How desert ants navigate walking backward

Desert ants appear to use a combination of visual memory and celestial cues to make it back to the nest walking butt-first, researchers find.

Animals

Desert ants look to the sky, rely on memory to navigate backward

Desert ants appear to use a combination of visual memory and celestial cues to make it back to the nest walking butt-first, researchers find.