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16 brutal and captivating wildlife images from the Close-up Photographer of...
A gliding frog clings to twigs in its final minutes of life. A pit viper is latched to the frog that will soon be swallowed whole. This brutal battle took place in the rainforest of Agumbe, India...
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Feather-inspired wing flaps may prevent planes from stalling
If you ever sit in an airplane row overlooking a wing, then you probably notice multiple flaps along its edges that adjust during takeoffs and landings. Much like bird feathers, these components are...
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‘Drunk’ animals might be more common
Wildlife behaving like drunk humans after eating fermented fruits is generally considered anecdotal rare, and is not well documented in academic literature. However, one group of ecologists is...
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Giant three-pound rats trained to sniff out illegal poaching
African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of...
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Why don’t we have deep sea crocodiles?
Fear of the oceans, or thalassophobia, is an understandable emotional reaction. The environment is dark, inhospitable to humans, and contains some of the planet’s biggest and weirdest creatures. But...
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A rock in Argentina turns out to be the oldest tadpole fossil ever found
Paleontologists don’t always get what they are digging for. In January 2020, a team from the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences was hoping to find some feathered...
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How these tiny bats use a sound map to navigate
Bats are well known for their ability to “see” with sound, using echolocation to find food and their roosts. Some bats may also conceive a map made of sounds from their home range. This map can help...
View ArticleNew method for finding sperm whales kind of works like a rideshare app
Marine biologists are inching closer to understanding the ins and outs of sperm whale communication. But in order to decode what the cetaceans are saying, they must first need to find them and know...
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5 things to know about pygmy hippos–like Scotland’s own Haggis
Meet Haggis! The tiny pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) calf was born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo on October 30. The zoo’s adult pygmy hippos Otto and Glorida...
View ArticleThe ‘wild’ salmon on your menu might not be wild
People in the U.S. eat more salmon than any other fish, chowing down on an annual average of nearly 3.5 pounds per capita, according to the National Fisheries Institute. It’s second only to shrimp in...
View Article43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm’
Authorities in Yemassee, South Carolina, have warned its roughly 1,100 residents to “keep doors and windows secured” after the escape of 43 rhesus macaque monkeys from a nearby biomedical animal...
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Coyotes appear to be thriving under pressure
Coyotes are considered among the most successful predators in North America, with populations spread from Alaska down into Central America and east towards the Great Plains and Northeast. Even in the...
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Why scientists made vampire bats run on treadmills
Ask a runner what they eat before a lengthy race and you’ll probably receive a variety of answers. Some will suggest a light meal of fruits or lean protein an hour ahead of a race while others will...
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How a crew of gophers helped Mount St. Helens bounce back
On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a...
View ArticleLike humans, chimps often perform tasks differently when crowds are watching
Human performance—be it artistic, academic, social, or otherwise—is often influenced by the size of the crowd around them. But we aren’t the only species that adjusts to an audience. According to...
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14 dramatic moments from the 2024 Nature’s Best Photo Awards
A mother will teach her children many things. This is no different in nature. In the Grand Prize shot (seen below) from the 2024 Nature’s Best Photography International Awards, a mother tiger shares a...
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New deep-sea slug catches crustaceans like a Venus fly trap
Marine biologists have found a new sea slug that is right at home in the ocean’s deep and dark midnight zone. With a large, gelatinous hood, tail like a paddle, and bright bioluminescence Bathydevius...
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Russian ‘spy whale’ was actually an aquatic guard turned ‘hooligan’
Five years ago, Norway received an unexpected visitor. Beginning in April 2019, residents on the islands of Ingøya and Rolvsøya reported encountering a seemingly tame and friendly male beluga whale...
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Chlorine and cocoa butter may help disease-ridden corals
Two items better known for cleaning swimming pools and moisturizing dry skin might help protect the Earth’s corals and decrease antibiotic resistance and pollution in the ocean. A paste made from...
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World’s largest coral discovered and it’s longer than a blue whale
At 111 feet wide, 104 feet long, 18 feet high, and 600 feet around this stunning organism in the southwest Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest known coral that was discovered by accident. It is a...
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