Animals

Scientists accidentally discovered a new way of monitoring the Earth’s planetary boundary layer: high-flying great frigatebirds

Brain wave studies suggest that when it comes to eating and sleeping, reindeer multitask to survive in the harsh Arctic

In 2023 we learned that cats really are choosing to ignore humans and that—despite dogs getting all the glory when it comes to retrieving prowess—cats want to play fetch, too

Cephalopods have developed unique visual systems to deal with their underwater world

As the climate crisis continues, sooner or later the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet will collapse. An unassuming octopus just gave scientists an important clue about how quickly that might happen

Some species of cave-dwelling spiders lack eyes but still maintain the ability to sense light, which likely protects them from the arid environments at the sunny mouths of caves

We’re looking back at 2023 for our favorite podcast shows and one about the largest bird to ever fly the skies just flew to the top of the list.

“Woolly dogs” that were kept by the Coast Salish peoples are now extinct, but researchers were able to see their importance written in the genome of the only known pelt

The stories we tell about orcas might say more about us than about them

Retrieving isn’t just for dogs, but the emerging science of cat play can’t fully explain the feline phenomenon

A subset of exceptional pooches can identify by name more than 100 different objects, mostly toys

These froglets disguise themselves as feces to gross out potential predators until they’re old enough to glide through jungle canopies