Animals

This spring, renewed attempts to save the smallest of rabbits.
Juli Berwald, Contributor
A biologist becomes a real-life Mother Goose to study the high-altitude flight of the bar-headed goose.
Carrie Arnold, Contributor
Could a quick dip in high-salinity water lead to oysters that are safer to eat?
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
What we hear can help to measure health of an ecosystem.
Mary Caperton Morton, Contributor
'Ageless' animals give scientists clues on how to overcome the aging process.
Carrie Arnold, Contributor
Just like humans on Valentine's Day, animals are also prone to taking strange actions to impress potential mates.
Cynthia Mills, Contributor
Wildlife detection dogs nose are becoming a valuable research tool.
Kirsten Weir, Contributor
Research may provide a way to coax mites to leave homes on their own.
Cynthia Mills, Contributor
Zoologist Noga Kronfeld-Schor thinks that studying mood disorders in wild gerbils may yield new clues about the way SAD works.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Computer tests show limits of young great white sharks biting power.
Becky Ham, Contributor
Researchers have identified a strange new type of "squidworm" in the ocean depths.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Sharks are no better than other fish at sniffing blood in the water.
Devin Powell, Contributor