These manta rays form ‘friendships’ that last longer than a summer fling
A new study gives the first ever glimpse inside wild manta social structure
Plants & Animals
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Century-old salmon-smeared notebooks reveal past bounty of fisheries
DNA analysis of scales stuck to page suggest wild sockeye declines in Canada have been larger than thought -
Tropical storms are making these spiders more aggressive
Storms kill off docile colonies, leaving aggressive spiders to flourish -
‘The system is swamped.’ Canada can’t keep up with requests to study cannabis
Nearly 1 year after cannabis legalization, Canadian scientists bemoan long waits for research licenses -
An ecologist with an eye toward forecasting the future
Michael Dietze is helping stand up the Ecological Forecasting Initiative -
Fiddler crabs produce more carbon dioxide than their marshy homes can handle
Dense burrows release carbon dioxide from the salt marsh soil -
‘Ethical’ eggs could save male chicks from mass slaughter
Scientists find ways to sex chicks before they hatch -
The best way to help cows and zebras? Make them live together
Surprising study finds benefits to ranches that open themselves up to wildlife -
Colombia confirms that dreaded fungus has hit its banana plantations
World’s largest exporting region makes first confirmation of disease -
The world’s biggest frogs build their own ponds
Goliath frogs excavate meter-long pools and guard their tadpoles through the night -
Mystery solved? Why cats eat grass
Scientists say it’s not because they’re feeling sick -
This shark glows using a process previously unknown to science
Discovery uncovers new kind of fluorescence -
These caterpillars can camouflage themselves, even when blindfolded
Pepper moth larvae sense color with their skin -
Watch this plant fire seeds with bulletlike force
The Chinese witch hazel can shoot its seeds up to 18 meters -
This may be the largest parrot that ever lived
“Heracles” once roamed the wilderness of New Zealand -
How to stop a gull from stealing your food
A watched gull takes longer to approach humans with food
