Stories by Matt Kaplan

Researchers are developing wristbands and apps to predict moods—but the technology has pitfalls as well as promise

A study of colonies of a diving bird on the Spanish coast shows the lingering effect during at least the first 10 years after the 2002 Prestige disaster

African elephants can distinguish human languages, genders and ages associated with danger.

The early bird's anatomy matches that of modern flightless birds, a paleontologist says

The cave-dwelling animal uses a neurotoxin to kill prey and digest it before eating it

Toothlike structures have been found to originate from outer-body coverings

A state-of-the-art collar reveals the animal's quick reflexes and phenomenal acceleration

Urban songbirds also stay active longer, due to an altered biological clock

The energy required to swim efficiently is likely what makes some seabirds poor fliers

The genetic uniformity of giant squid shows that the legendary cephalopods are remarkably vulnerable to extinction today and came close to it at some point in the not too distant past

Electroreception may help pollinators to guess where others have already fed on nectar

Tyrannosaurs tore the heads off armored prey to reach their tender neck meat

The way dome-skulled dinosaurs bashed heads may help tease apart juveniles from adults or one species from another

A new analysis confirms the widely held suspicion that DNA from dinosaurs and ancient insects trapped in amber cannot be recovered to make a 'Jurassic Park'-style theme park

Analysis suggests genetic mixing occurred in Africa around 35,000 years ago

Hominins with different toolmaking technologies coexisted