Animals
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Animals
Forensics’ next tool: Hair-collecting caterpillars
First human DNA extraction from hair bits in moth larval case.
By Susan Milius -
Life
Morse Toad: When amphibians tap their toes
Toe wiggling creates motions, vibrations that get potential prey moving.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Bat syndrome’s telltale white nose-mold new to science
Newly cultured fungus named as a suspect in deadly white-nose syndrome
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Farm chemicals can indirectly hammer frogs
A widely used agricultural weed killer teams up with fertilizer to render frogs especially vulnerable to debilitating parasites.
By Janet Raloff -
Animals
Spider males good for mating, food
Expectant mothers, including spiders, need to eat well. For Mediterranean tarantulas, a male suitor tastes just fine.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
I, Magpie
Some magpies recognize themselves in mirrors, indicating that a basic form of self-recognition evolved in one family of birds.
By Bruce Bower -
Animals
Built for Speed
Animals would prove fierce competitors at the Olympics — if only they would stay in their lanes.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
We all sing like fish
From opera singers to toadfish, vertebrates may use basically similar circuitry for controlling vocal muscles.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Brains for a change
Outsized brains may have sped up evolution of body size in birds.
By Susan Milius