Animals

An orca pod has been spotted for the first time repeatedly targeting and flipping young great white sharks onto their backs to paralyze and dismember them

Are we the only rational thinkers? New research on our primate cousins suggests otherwise

Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia

Researchers simulated the effects that different web decorations had on vibrations, adding fresh insight to a decades-old debate about the function of these structures

Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites

For microscopic worms, physical laws we seldom notice take on life-or-death importance

Australian “sleepy” lizards are not so sleepy when it comes to fire

A new WHO report warns of rising antimicrobial resistance, and researchers uncover satellite data leaks and insect surprises.

Scientists suspected that Europe’s largest bats snack on migrating songbirds when they can, but a stunning newly published observation proves it

The “Great North American Eclipse” of April 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how birds and other wildlife respond to total solar eclipses

Tim Flach captures his fascination with the science of cats in stunning photographs from his new book Feline

Here are three big ways that Jane Goodall transformed science