We may have helped give our canine pals ‘puppy dog eyes’
Humans may have selected early dogs for the irresistible facial expression
Plants & Animals
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This diseased spine may hold clues to early dog-human relationship
Study debunks popular archaeological idea, but reveals something equally interesting about our oldest friends -
Half a billion hoverflies migrate to the United Kingdom each year. The benefits to farmers are huge
Scientists used radar to chart the long-distance flights of hoverflies, which pollinate crops and eat pests -
Twice as many plants have gone extinct than birds, mammals, and amphibians combined
In the past 250 years, nearly 600 species of plant have vanished from the wild -
Watch an ant rip apart a spiderweb to rescue a sibling
Desert harvester ants charge into danger and dismantle spider traps -
Spotted for the first time: a fish holding its breath underwater
Coffinfish hold water over their gills for up to 4 minutes -
Ancient molecules reveal surprising details on origins of ‘bizarre’ sloths
Analysis of fossil molecules suggest creatures may have journeyed across ancient land bridge -
Mass rodent poisoning on this remote Australian island could bring back giant stick insect
"Landmark" Lord Howe Island project alarms some residents but will likely save local fauna -
The transparent teeth of this dragonfish evolved for one lethal purpose
Tiny nanocrystals stop the chompers from reflecting any light -
Watch an elephant ‘count’ simply by using its sense of smell
Asian elephants can discriminate food quantities using only their trunk -
Networks of sponges could capture DNA to track ocean health
Humble sponge could one day be a DNA-snaring machine -
Researchers strapped video cameras on 16 cats and let them do their thing. Here’s what they found
Science chats with the researcher behind a new attempt to record cats when they’re on their own -
Elephant poaching falls dramatically in Africa
Slowing Chinese demand for ivory may be responsible -
When green monkeys spy a drone, they use their cousins’ cry for ‘eagle’
Similarity suggests that such calls are evolutionarily “hardwired” -
These tiny, mysterious fish may be key to solving coral reef ‘paradox’
Cryptobenthic fish may be feeding entire reef communities -
Forget seabirds. Baby tiger sharks feast on songbirds in the Gulf of Mexico
The sharks may pick off migrating birds that are knocked into the sea by storms
