These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why
Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of the behavior could be to get a break from parenting
This adorable bobtail squid is raising a family at –1.6 degrees Celsius
The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping this cephalopod
Neanderthals may have been just as smart as modern human peers
A new skull-based analysis of Neanderthal brains suggests that these ancient hominins’ range of intelligence largely overlapped with our own
Exclusive: See unprecedented images of Sunda clouded leopards, the ‘ghosts of the forest’
New, never-before-seen images provide a glimpse into the secretive lives of a clouded leopard species found in the dense rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra
Can you hear a forest disappearing? Scientists are trying to find out
Indonesia is building a new capital city in the heart of Borneo to replace sinking Jakarta. As construction transforms one of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests, scientists and their Indigenous collaborators are racing to record the sounds of the forest—and preserve generations of ecological knowledge before it’s lost
Did scientists just create synthetic life?
The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing
Scientists catch bacteria sharing proteins to survive antibiotics
Bacteria send protein packages to dormant neighbors to endure antibiotic attack
Is it a problem for cats to eat insects? Researchers are probing feline diets to find out
The sheer amount of insects that free-range cats consume might surprise you
Why the controversy over de-extinction risks missing the point
Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind of natural world we want to build
Ancient ‘hobbits’ feasted on Komodo dragons’ leftovers
The hominins may have gone on adventures, but they lacked key skills of modern humans
Earth is home to 20 million insect species—three times more than we thought
Some creative calculations using bug traps, epidemiology and trees suggest there are some 20 million unique insect species on Earth
London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens
As Kew Botanic Gardens completes a scan of its collections, AI tools could help in the fight against biodiversity loss