Killer Whales Teach Their Children To Beach Themselves — A Biologist Explains Why
Along remote coastlines, killer whale parents teach their young how to intentionally beach themselves for prey in a…
Honey Badgers Survive Snake Bites That Kill Humans — A Biologist Explains How
Honey badgers became internet legends for seeming fearless, but the real science behind their cobra resistance is even…
Ancient Goose Fossil Challenges Long-Held Theories About New Zealand Birds
A reconstruction of the St Bathans goose (Metechen luti). Credit: Artwork by Sasha Votyakova, © Te Papa CC…
Meet The Peregrine Falcon That Dives At 240 MPH — A Biologist Explains
A biologist explains how the peregrine falcon survives dives faster than most sports cars. Here’s why evolution pushed…
Meet The Star-Nosed Mole — The Fastest Hunter On The Planet
Most predators hunt with eyes or speed. This blind, burrowing mole hunts with 25,000 touch receptors — and…
Meet The Axolotl — The Salamander That Can Regrow Its Own Brain
The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival…
Plants May Have Survived Earth’s Massive Extinctions by Doubling Their Genome
Image in public domain. When the world goes bad, some plants do something astonishing. They can’t run or…
Meet The Shrimp That Punches With The Force Of A .22 Caliber — A Biologist Explains
Armed with a spring-loaded club and a devastating ‘double whammy’ strike, this shrimp is one of evolution’s strangest…
Meet The Worm That Hunts With A Slime Cannon — A Biologist Explains
This unassuming worm hunts with a self-assembling slime net. Here’s what scientists have uncovered about its biology, behavior…
Meet The Draco Lizard — The Flying Dragon That Uses Its Ribs As Wings
This Southeast Asian lizard stretches its ribs into wings to glide between branches. Here’s how evolution bent anatomy…
380-Million-Year-Old Fish Fossil Reveals Secrets of Life’s First Steps Onto Land
Life reconstruction of Devonian tetrapodomorph fish Koharalepis jarviki. Original painting by honors student and paleoartist Thomas Turner. Credit:…
Evolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million years
A yellow band across a wing might look like a simple flourish. In the South American rainforest, it…