Stories by Gennaro Tomma

It turns out that salmon exposed to cocaine through water pollution do a lot of swimming—which may not be a good thing

Fish may possess the ability to perceive where another being’s attention is focused. And they don’t like when it’s focused on them or on their children

Spiders scare off predators by seemingly supersizing themselves

Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in the tropics. New photographs show only the second observation outside of that area

Octopuses’ response to a human illusion suggests a sense of body ownership

Without a venomous bite, some spiders use a disturbing second option to prepare their food

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information about the habitat of the world’s only freshwater porpoise

This discovery adds to a growing list of how animals talk with their urine

One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them

Three studies show that a mouse will try to rouse an unconscious companion

Dogs excel at finding spotted lanternfly eggs in lower-level infestations

Culture may play a role in how birds build collectively in the Kalahari Desert

Predators’ electricity gives caterpillars an early warning

Japanese honeybees use their wings to slap back ants trying to invade their hive

Scientists observed leeches jumping like striking snakes, resolving long-standing debate

Australian conservationists introduced juvenile cane toads ahead of invasions to help prepare native monitor lizards