Watch a tiny worm make one of the loudest sounds in the ocean
Sponge-dwelling worms may be one of the nosiest animals in the sea
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Snowball the dancing cockatoo is back—with a whole new set of moves
Research suggests parrots might use dance to create bonds with their owners -
NASA will fly a billion-dollar quadcopter to Titan, Saturn’s methane-rich moon
Dragonfly mission will search for the primordial ingredients of life -
Watch an ant rip apart a spiderweb to rescue a sibling
Desert harvester ants charge into danger and dismantle spider traps -
Watch an elephant ‘count’ simply by using its sense of smell
Asian elephants can discriminate food quantities using only their trunk -
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 -
Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield
Before scientists can study it, Burmese amber is mined in a conflict zone, smuggled into China, and sold to the highest bidder -
Cats rival dogs on many tests of social smarts. But is anyone brave enough to study them?
Social cognition researchers are finally probing the secrets of the feline mind—when the cats deign to cooperate -
Hitchhiking bacteria might help their host navigate via magnetic fields
Tiny protists spike their membranes with magnetic bacteria -
These origami robots could one day deliver drugs inside your body
Magnet-controlled bots can grasp and fold on command -
These suicidal aphids repair their home with their own bodily fluids
Scientists discover the recipe and origins of this bug’s quick hardening goop -
Cannibal worms recognize their children—and don’t eat them as a result
Predatory worm depends on a small protein to identify its own kin -
Does your cat know its name? Here’s how to find out
Simple test suggests felines know we have a word for them -
Ever dream of controlling robot swarms? This new virtual reality headset could help
New system lets humans move up to 50 robots with a flick of the wrist -
Watch this kangaroo rat kick a rattlesnake in the face
Kung fu rodents foil four in five attacks -
Watch the nightmarish attack of a phantom midge larvae
High-speed video reveals a lake predator’s lightning strike
