Ancient human-sloth hunt hinted at in 15,000-year-old footprints
Find adds credence to the idea that people helped drive giant mammals to extinction
Plants & Animals
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Is swimming with dolphins a good idea?
Study investigates impact of tourist activities on marine mammals -
Can a genetic weapon combat one of the world’s major crop destroyers?
Gene drive system takes aim at Drosophila suzukii -
Prehistoric humans may have practiced brain surgery on cows
5000-year-old skull is earliest evidence for surgical experimentation on animals -
Tiny shrimp may be mixing ocean water as much as the wind and waves
Behavior may help transport nutrients and gases into the deep sea -
Here’s what happens when you replace toads and turtles with 3D-printed replicas in the wild
Technology reveals secrets behind mating preferences -
Malaria infection creates a ‘human perfume’ that makes us more attractive to mosquitoes
Finding may explain how the disease spreads so easily -
Bigger, better bird tree of life will soon fly into view
New project will collect DNA data from 10,560 bird species, but an even more ambitious avian effort waits in the wings -
Scientists uncover the secret behind shimmering seaweed
Alga has photonic crystals that help it shift from brown to blue-green -
Peregrine falcons maneuver best when dive-bombing at more than 300 kilometers per hour
Higher speeds let them generate more turning force -
How blood-red ants became slave snatchers
New family tree outlines evolutionary path to slavery in Formica ants -
Mosquito spit can bust blood clots in mice
New technique revitalizes anticlotting factors in old mosquito saliva -
Update: After Congress complains, USDA restores animal welfare reports
Lawmakers criticize agency for withholding some information -
Ambrosia beetles nurture their gardens of fungus with alcohol
Ethanol in dying trees helps ambrosia fungi flourish -
Migration forecasts could help prevent wind turbines and buildings from killing millions of birds
Night flight predictions are accurate for up to 3 days -
Study questions animal data underlying many clinical trials
Researchers find “alarming” lack of solid animal evidence before therapy is tested in people
