Animals

  1. Animals

    Hungry elephants turn trunks into leaf blowers

    Darwin once observed an elephant using its trunk to blow an object closer. Japanese zoo elephants use the behavior to obtain food, a new study reports.

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  2. Life

    ‘Racing Extinction’ documents plight of endangered species

    The new documentary "Racing Extinction" offers hope that people can halt the sixth mass extinction.

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  3. Animals

    Tortoises provide a window into the illegal wildlife trade

    Tens of thousands of Indian star tortoises are poached every year, a new study finds.

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  4. Archaeology

    Honeybees sweetened early farmers’ lives

    Residue on pottery pegs ancient farmers as devotees of honeybee products.

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  5. Animals

    Windy days mean smaller meals for little penguin chicks

    Wind speed appears to affect how much food little penguins can bring home for their chicks.

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  6. Anthropology

    Ancient hominids used wooden spears to fend off big cats

    Saber-toothed cat remains suggest ancient hominids used wooden spears as defensive weapons.

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  7. Animals

    Big cats hunt livestock when wild prey is scarce

    Lions, tigers and other big cats tend to hunt livestock only after their wild prey has dropped in availability, a new study shows.

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  8. Climate

    Kangaroo farts may not be so eco-friendly after all

    Kangaroos fart methane, but not much thanks to the metabolism of gut microbes

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  9. Animals

    Color of light sets dung beetles straight

    Dung beetles may rely on green and ultraviolet colors in the sky to help orient themselves.

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  10. Animals

    Diagram captures microbes’ influence across animal kingdom

    A network diagram of animal species shows that many microbes living in humans also make themselves at home in dogs, pigs and cattle.

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  11. Animals

    Hunchbacked conchs jump at the smell of danger

    Hunchbacked conchs are among the most vigorous of snailkind’s few jumpers.

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  12. Animals

    World’s smallest snail record broken again

    Snails may not be speedy, but itty-bitty snail shells found in Borneo are breaking a size record at a breakneck pace.

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