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.
Snake species recycles poison collected from its own prey.
Fitting transmitters onto thousands of creatures may help scientists predict natural disasters and offer a "lifecast" of hidden environmental information.
Study of fish personalities highlights the importance of wildlife as individuals, not just species.
Researchers suggest that a previously unidentified factor may drive whales to migrate.
They release "mobile grenades" -- tiny balls of stinging cells that are shaped like popcorn and can swim under their own power.
For tufted golden orb weavers, losing a leg is better than losing their life.
The glue cements the moth’s wing scales together like a wall of bricks.
Water sticks to the snakes’ backs because of special properties of their scales.
309 million years ago an animal that resembled a lizard wrapped its tail around a younger member of its species.
A new study in Vietnam offers hope for a massive freshwater species.
Study suggests that if climate change continues unabated, there soon won’t be enough snow in northern Alaska for polar bears to dig birthing dens.
The bigger the whale, the tougher it is to find a decent meal.
