Animals

Surprisingly, the young of limbless amphibians called ringed caecilians stimulate their mother by touch and sound to release a milklike substance

One in four Labrador retrievers carries a gene that tricks their brain into thinking they’re starving

Schools of brainiac fish share “images” of nearby objects and use their extraordinary ability to see farther

Chinese researchers have found the gene responsible for the brown-and-white fur of a handful of giant pandas

Pets can’t report their dreams, but scientists have some evidence about what is happening when Sparky and Mittens sleep

For the first time, scientists make detailed observations of a single killer whale killing a great white shark and then eating its liver

Photographers captured a healthy male humpback penetrating a weaker individual in the first record of humpback whale sex

Humans may be the only animals that weep, but other species appear to tear up for different reasons

This newfound crab species' body size is also larger than any other fossil crab—but its modern day descendent is even bigger

Snakes saw a burst of adaptation about 128 million years ago that led to them exploding in diversity and evolving up to three times faster than lizards

Chimpanzee “helicopter moms” often protect their offspring from bullies, but bonobo moms are more hands-off

Signs reminding pet owners to “curb" their dog and scoop their pet’s poop have been joined in some places by posted warnings that pet waste can spread disease