Plants & Animals

Social predation spotted for the first time among these animals

North America’s “top dog” traveled a lonely evolutionary path

Total figure is more than seven times some estimates, but critics say analysis is flawed

Powerful evolutionary mechanism may have helped them colonize the seas

First case of COVID-19 in endangered apes detected at San Diego wildlife park

New “lassoing” technique has never been seen before in snakes

Iconic species’ complex life history confounds assessments of its decline

Birds have mastered a subtle trick

States, tribes oppose federal move to end quarantines and rely on tiny wasps to fight emerald ash borer

Strategy provides extra push through water

Finding suggests the bird transition from air to water may have been easier than thought

Amphibious marine mammal quite agile, even on land

Debate erupts over long-standing belief that warmer temperatures favor darker variants

Funnel-shaped pits capture prey when antlions add some extra sand

Close mother-son ties remain as chimps age, researchers find

Cats, dogs, and other animals can get the pandemic coronavirus, but vaccine efforts are not moving at warp speed