Animals
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Life
Zombie babysitters
Wasp attack creates undead caterpillars that protect wasp young
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Not so prudish after all
Unsuspected genetic diversity found in asexual animals.
By Amy Maxmen -
Animals
Pandamonium over a Tiny Pest
A parasite threatens efforts to protect China's endangered icon.
By Janet Raloff -
Life
These colors don’t run
A chameleon employs different color-changing defenses depending on its predator.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Wild innovation
Researchers have published a rare description of a wild chimpanzee devising and modifying a novel form of tool use.
By Bruce Bower -
Animals
Polar bears listed
Polar bear declared "threatened," but Secretary limits decision's impact.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Twee Twee Tweetle
Bird brains have a separate pathway for the babbling nonsense of baby talk.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Sexy side of UV-B
The first evidence of ultraviolet-B courtship in animals comes from jumping spiders.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
First Frog without Lungs
An aquatic frog in fast-flowing water in Borneo turns out to be the first frog species with no lungs.
By Susan Milius -
Animals
Antibiotic Alligator: Promising proteins lurk in reptile blood
Scientists are zeroing in on alligator blood proteins that show promise for fighting disease-causing microbes.