Animals

  1. Animals

    Bird dropping disguise proves to be effective camouflage

    Several species of spiders and other animals mimic bird poop.

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  2. Genetics

    Wool pulled from sheep’s genetic code

    Sheep's genetic sequence, comprised of 2.6 billion base pairs, offers clues to how the animals maintain extra woolly coats and when they evolved from other livestock.

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  3. Life

    Hatcheries’ metal can disrupt steelhead magnetic sense

    Growing up in magnetic fields distorted by pipes and electronics confounds young fish’s inherited map sense.

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  4. Animals

    Why tree-hugger koalas are cool

    Drooping against bark during a heat wave could save koalas from overheating.

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  5. Genetics

    Blind mole-rats are loaded with anticancer genes

    Genes of the long-lived blind mole-rat help explain how the animal evades cancer and why it lost vision.

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  6. Animals

    Beware the pregnant scorpion

    Female striped bark scorpions are pregnant most of the time. That makes them fat, slow and really mean.

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  7. Animals

    Indian frogs kick up their heels

    Some new species impress a potential mate with a dance.

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  8. Animals

    Pets’ rights explored in ‘Citizen Canine’

    Science journalist David Grimm describes pet's progression towards full citizenship.

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  9. Animals

    Invadopodia

    Tiny footlike protrusions that enable a cell to invade neighboring tissues.

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  10. Astronomy

    Feedback

    Readers discuss the speed of spinning particles, what defines a planet and how to see invisible shrimp.

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  11. Animals

    Otters provide a lesson about the effects of dams

    A dam created a new habitat, but that habitat’s lower quality kept otter density low.

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  12. Animals

    Reef fish get riled when intruders glow red

    A male fairy wrasse gets feisty when he can see a rival’s colorful fluorescent patches.

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