A New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet
It’s well established that when cats fall, they’re able to land perfectly most of the time, nimbly maneuvering…
Raccoons Keep Picking Locks Even After They’ve Eaten the Reward. Scientists Say They Do It to “Forage Information”
A raccoon and puzzlebox from the experiment. Credit: Hannah Griebling The marshmallow was gone, but the trash pandas…
Will humans and animals ever be able to converse? Here’s what science says.
Studying the ways different species communicate—through sight, sound, and scent—is challenging. Many species live in remote habitats, or…
Researchers discover a hidden whistle inside a horse’s whinny
A horse’s whinny can sound like two calls at once. One part sits low and rough, like a…
Wild chimpanzees in Uganda are drinking the equivalent of a beer a day
One of the boozy chimps. Credit: Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley Since you can’t exactly breathalyze a wild ape, Aleksey…
Scientists are amazed after spotting chimpanzees start their own fashion trend
While Paris buzzes with the glitz of Haute Couture Fashion Week, another kind of fashionista is stealing the…
Some penguins commit suicide, walking away from the sea, alone, towards their demise
Penguins are tough. They survive some of the most brutal conditions on Earth with a mix of social…
Cows have BFF to whales can drown: 11 super weird animal facts you probably didn’t know
Nature doesn’t try to impress us. It just exists, quietly doing strange, brilliant things whether we’re watching or…
How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
These Frogs Don’t Just Survive Venomous Murder Hornets—They Devour Them
Here’s something to remember next time you’re grousing about the long line at your favorite sandwich shop: Some…
Watch This Wolf Pull Off an Absolutely Genius Crab Trap Heist
The coast of British Columbia is experiencing a crab problem. But trying to control the crab problem appears…
Oldest of the Old: The Greenland Shark
The Greenland shark is the longest-lived vertebrate on this planet, that we know of. It’s been showing up…