Creature
All that slithers, swims, flits, flies, grows and dies
Animals, plants, microbes, fungi and all life on Earth, from long-buried dinosaurs to newly emerging infections, often serve to instruct and amaze. We are interested in everything from the simplest physical structures to the most complex emergent behavior of life's many forms — from the extinct to the evolved and from the web of ecology to the promise of animal-inspired technology.
Cave microbes on Earth may help guide scientists toward life on Mars.
When their homes burn, male red-backed fairywrens fail to develop their brilliant plumage.
First-of-its-kind study shows how human-generated sound could harm the ability of seagrass to store energy and detect gravity.
The ancient dinosaur ancestor likely ate the newly described species by accident.
New research shows how oil spills and their cleanup harm water striders, raising questions about the broader ecological impacts of even small spills.
Photographers snapped images of the red-eyed insects emerging after 17 years underground.
Unexpectedly warm water may explain how North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles get from Japan to Baja California.
Brood X is emerging across 15 states. Here's how to decode all that buzzing from the trees.
Many unborn creatures make and receive sounds and vibrations -- getting valuable information on the outside world.
Researchers confirm that sharks use a magnetic field to change their route.
Honeybees relay the location of the queen through pheromones.
The new species unearthed in Patagonia belongs to a group called abelisaurids, which resembled tyrannosaurs with short, bumpy faces.
