Animals

A large language model for dolphin vocalization could let us better understand these beloved marine mammals.

Kosmos-482 crash-lands, physicists turn lead to gold and animals show some clever behaviors.

Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies

Technology has made it easier than ever to quickly find, identify and record birds. But to truly appreciate feathered friends, consider unplugging

Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them

Pugs, Persian cats, and other smushed-face cats and dogs are more similar to one another than they are to the wild animals they evolved from

A spacecraft is set to fall from the skies, 28 U.S. cities slowly sink, and a new study pinpoints how the overindulgence of the wealthy contributes to massive warming. 

A new snakebite treatment combines an existing drug with antibodies from a hyperimmune reptile collector, raising both hopes and ethical concerns

As 17-year cicadas emerge this spring, a zombifying fungus is waiting for them

Bacterial genes protect animals—and their predators—from harmful contamination

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information about the habitat of the world’s only freshwater porpoise

Scientists identified four arm wave signals cuttlefish use: “up,” “side,” “roll” and “crown”