Shy sea lions may have a better shot at survival than their rambunctious siblings
Read now →Shier pups exhibited more variation in their behavior, a sign of an ability to adapt
2 peer comments
For the first time ever, researchers have "housebroken" cows
Read now →Controlling where cow waste ends up could lead to cleaner air and water and decreased greenhouse gas emissions
Wild Goffin's cockatoos can use tools, too
Read now →Scientists have observed captive cockatoos making tools before, but this is the first documented instance of tool use in wild cockatoos
What does a spider eat? Look at the DNA in their guts
Read now →DNA sequencing found wandering spiders eat at least 96 types of prey, including snakes and lizards
DNA found in caterpillar guts points to what they are eating
Read now →This method is more precise than past approaches, where scientists assumed that insects primarily ate the plants they were found on
Tiger King exposed the dark side of for-profit zoos, but people have not gotten the message
Read now →The reason you say, "awwww" when you see a puppy is the same reason it is so difficult to convince people that baby tiger petting is wrong
Drones are better than tissue samples for measuring humpback whale body conditions
Read now →The two metrics perform similarly for much of the year, but aerial images capture changes during the breeding season where tissue samples do not
A viper's zig-zag colors help blur their predators' vision
Read now →Scientists previously thought that animals' color patterns were either warning signs or camouflage — on these snakes, they are both
3 peer comments
Climate change will make allergy sufferers suffer a little bit longer each year
Read now →Data from 17 Northern Hemisphere locations indicates that plants are releasing more pollen and for a longer period of time as the globe warms
2 peer comments
All conferences should be virtual in a post-coronavirus world
Read now →For accessibility, financial, and environmental reasons, it just makes sense
11 peer comments
Can you help identify unnamed women scientists of the past?
Read now →Science History Institute is crowdsourcing the identities of scientists snubbed in archive
3 peer comments