Scientists Bred Friendly Foxes for 70 Years. What They Found in Their Brains Could Help Explain How Wolves Became Dogs
Vulpes vulpes—the red fox. Silver foxes are melanistic red fox individuals. Credit: Wikimedia Commons How do you turn…
Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out
A more remote possibility is that planarian worms themselves have somehow changed over the last six decades—falling victim…
How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage.
One afternoon in late August, Tessa Montague, a postdoc in neuroscience at Columbia University, stood in a windowless…
Biologists May Have Discovered Two of the World’s Loudest Birds
The red-legged sereima (above), which is a contender for the title of “world’s loudest bird” with the bare-throated…
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Steve’s Story #AfricaEarthsWildHome YouTubeNational Geographic scientist warns of rapid decline in African wildlife Irish IndependentWunmi Mosaku explores wildlife and landscapes…
‘Heartbreaking and extremely rare’: Mother humpback whale carries stillborn calf through the ocean; scientists explain the unusual behaviour
A mother humpback whale was filmed repeatedly returning to her stillborn calf off Australia’s Gold Coast, displaying prolonged…
Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later…
Scientists Film Dolphins Using Seashells As Hunting Tools
Adult female dolphin captured on film by UniSC researchers while ‘shelling’ to catch fish. Credit: University of the…
Dolphins Use Seashells to Scoop Up Fish and Eat Them in Rare Hunting Behavior
Some bottlenose dolphins have learned to use tools to help them catch fish, a clever technique that may…
In Washington, Pumas are protecting human lives by preventing vehicle collisions accounting for a 76% reduction in accidents
Whoever thought animals would be able to prevent accidents? According to a recent study published in ‘Current Biology’…
Underwater Cameras Expose the Secret Lives of Whale Sharks
Shark-mounted cameras reveal that whale sharks feed far beyond the surface, using diverse strategies from shallow krill pursuits…
Naked Mole-Rat Queens Release a Chemical to Stop Other Females From Reproducing
It’s tough being a female in a naked mole-rat colony; they live a long life of servitude, maintaining…