Animals

  1. Genetics

    CRISPR used in cows to help fight tuberculosis

    Chinese researchers used a CRISPR/Cas 9 gene editor to make cows more resistant to tuberculosis.

    By Helen Thompson
  2. Oceans

    Cone snails wander in circles, lose focus with boosted CO2

    Deadly cone snails wander in circles and become less capable hunters when exposed to higher levels of carbon dioxide in seawater.

    By Elizabeth Eaton
  3. Oceans

    Cone snails wander in circles, lose focus with boosted CO2

    Deadly cone snails wander in circles and become less capable hunters when exposed to higher levels of carbon dioxide in seawater.

    By Elizabeth Eaton
  4. Animals

    Dragonfish opens wide with flex neck joint

    New study reveals anatomical secrets of mysterious deep ocean fish.

    By Cassie Martin
  5. Animals

    What gives frog tongues the gift of grab

    Here’s what puts the grip in a frog’s high-speed strike: quick-change saliva and a tongue softer than a marshmallow.

    By Susan Milius
  6. Animals

    Endings make way for new beginnings for Earth and SN

    Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses major changes for life on Earth and at Science News.

    By Eva Emerson
  7. Animals

    Readers weigh in on mathematical animals and more

    Animal math, dinosaur digestion and more in reader feedback from our December 10, 2017, issue.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Paleontology

    With dinosaurs out of the way, mammals had a chance to thrive

    The animals that lived through the great extinction event had a range of survival strategies to get them through.

    By Meghan Rosen
  9. Life

    Some lucky birds escaped dino doomsday

    Dino doomsday took out early birds too, but a lucky few survived.

    By Susan Milius
  10. Animals

    Desert ants look to the sky, rely on memory to navigate backward

    Desert ants appear to use a combination of visual memory and celestial cues to make it back to the nest walking butt-first, researchers find.

    By Helen Thompson
  11. Animals

    How desert ants navigate walking backward

    Desert ants appear to use a combination of visual memory and celestial cues to make it back to the nest walking butt-first, researchers find.

    By Helen Thompson
  12. Ecosystems

    In debate over origin of fairy circles, both sides might be right

    Odd bare spots called fairy circles in African grasslands might be caused by both termites and plants.

    By Susan Milius