Animals

Animals

This may be the world’s tiniest snail

Tiny snail unearthed in China could be the world's smallest, researchers report.

Animals

Some seabirds will be hit hard by sea level rise

Seabird species that nest on low-lying islands in stormy winter months could see huge losses as sea levels rise, a new study finds.

Animals

Lights at night trick wild wallabies into breeding late

Artificial lighting is driving wild tammar wallabies to breed out of sync with peak season for food

Animals

Some bats chug nectar with conveyor belt tongues

Grooved bat tongues work like escalators or conveyor belts, transporting nectar from tip to mouth.

Animals

Math describes sheep herd fluctuations

Scientists have developed equations to describe the motion of a herd of sheep.

Animals

Life in the polar ocean is surprisingly active in the dark winter

The Arctic polar winter may leave marine ecosystems dark for weeks on end, but life doesn’t shut down, a new study finds.

Animals

Don’t judge a whale’s gut microbiome by diet alone

Evolutionary history and diet may both determine the microbes that live in a baleen whale's stomach, researchers report.

Animals

Alpine bee tongues shorten as climate warms

Pollinators’ match with certain alpine flowers erodes as climate change pushes fast evolution.

Animals

How to see sea turtles — without bothering them

Sea turtles come out of the water to lay eggs on beaches. It’s a great time to see the reptiles — if you know what you are doing.

Animals

These fish would rather walk

Slowpokes of the sea, frogfish and handfish creep along the ocean bottom.

Animals

Blue-footed boobies dirty their eggs to hide them from predators

Blue-footed boobies lay bright white eggs on the ground. Dirtying the eggs camouflages them against gulls, a new study finds.

Oceans

Giant barrel sponges are hijacking Florida’s coral reefs

Giant barrel sponges are gradually taking over and threatening Florida’s coral reefs, a new census suggests.