Animals

A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.

Ant queens of one species are sexual parasites that clone ants of another species to create hybrid workers that do their bidding

About 150 million years ago storm winds snapped bones in the wings of baby pterosaurs, sending them tumbling to their deaths in a muddy lagoon in what is now Germany

Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating

Our social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary roots

A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a toxic, arsenic-containing mineral that was used by artists for centuries

This new “connectome” could bring researchers one step closer to understanding how nerves connect to organs throughout the body

This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to you

Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge

Traditional biology has long ignored nature’s sexual diversity—but evolution tells a far more complex story.

The first detailed observation of the bathroom habits of Streaked Shearwaters at sea leave scientists with a surprising load of questions

Colossal Biosciences bold announcements about its project to replicate dire wolf traits have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down