A major humpback whale rescue effort is attempting to do something extraordinary
Rescuers had called off the effort to save ‘Timmy’ the humpback whale, which stranded in the Baltic Sea last month. But now, a last-ditch attempt to move the creature by barge is underway
City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why
“I fully believe our results, that urban birds react differently based on the sex of the person approaching them,” said a co-author of a study that made this finding, “but I can’t explain them right now”
‘Bat feast’ animal videos at African cave offer clues to how deadly viruses spread
Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at a known Marburg-virus hotspot—and caught hundreds of humans visiting
How darkness might save migratory birds
Light pollution is dangerous for birds flying over towns and cities. Here’s how you can help
The global wildlife trade may be spreading diseases faster than ever
New research shows the global wildlife trade is rapidly accelerating the spread of animal pathogens that can jump to humans
Mysterious golden orb discovered two miles below the ocean surface isn’t an alien—it’s an anemone
This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins
These monkeys are literally eating dirt to help digest human junk food
Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed engaging in geophagy, the consumption of soil and clay, in an apparent attempt to quell their nausea from eating fatty and salty foods offered by tourists
Meet Bruce, the parrot with a broken beak that he wields as a weapon
Bruce the Kea parrot is missing the upper half of his beak, but he has turned this disability into a weapon to keep subordinates in line
Here’s what happens when you give salmon cocaine
It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing
Songbirds reveal the dark side of making new brain cells as adults
A new study in songbirds might help explain why humans don’t generate many new brain cells, called neurons, as adults
When a naked mole rat queen dies, that usually means war—but not for this colony
When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests
Sperm whales may make their own vowel sounds, similar to human language
Sperm whales, which make clicking sounds to communicate, use different “vowels” in ways similar to human speech