Animals

  1. Animals

    A gory 12 days of Christmas

    Insects and spiders are among the biggest gift-givers, often as part of mating, and anything from cyanide to a wad of saliva can be a present.

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  2. Animals

    Before a fight, chameleons engage in colorful communication

    Before one chameleon rumbles with another, he’ll display his side and change his stripes, indicating his willingness to fight.

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  3. Animals

    Bedbugs survive cold, but not for too long

    Some studies have indicated that cold might kill bedbugs after as little as one hour of exposure. But new research finds that’s not the case.

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  4. Life

    Animal origins shift to comb jellies

    Genetic data confirm the marine predators have more ancient origin than simpler sponges.

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  5. Animals

    Lizard breath has surprising birdlike flow

    Decades of assumptions may be wrong about the evolution of reptile lungs.

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  6. Animals

    Leaping land fish avoids predators by blending in

    The Pacific leaping blenny avoids being eaten by predators by blending into its rocky habitat.

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  7. Animals

    Grizzly bears get stressed from salmon decline

    Grizzlies in coastal British Columbia bulk up on salmon in the fall, but they experience stress when the fish are scarce.

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  8. Animals

    A corsage that bites

    The orchid mantis uses a flowery subterfuge to lure prey.

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  9. Animals

    Dazzle camouflage may fool a locust

    The bold zig-zag patterns that adorned naval ships during the world wars also appear in nature and may bewilder locusts, a new study suggests.

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  10. Animals

    How the ghost shark lost its stomach

    The lack of a digestive organ in fish and other animals is linked to genetics.

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  11. Animals

    How koalas sing low

    Extra set of vocal cords lets males hit surprisingly low notes.

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  12. Animals

    DNA study reveals new wild cat species in Brazil

    A new small cat species, Leopardus guttulus, was discovered in Brazil, hiding in plain sight. The oncilla, researchers say, is really two kinds of cat.

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