Animals
- Genetics
Animal clones: Double trouble?
From agriculture to medicine to law, animal cloning to create genetic twins could change our lives.
- Animals
A bowerbird’s guide to style
To attract a mate, male bowerbirds go for a cheaper, low-key look instead of showy decorations.
- Animals
A hangout for elusive blue whales
Scientists have now found a place off southern Chile where blue whales gather.
- Animals
Baboons listen for who’s tops
Baboons can tell who's in charge by the sound of voices alone.
- Animals
Helping to save elephants
Preserving an enormous creature like the Asian elephant can be very challenging.
- Animals
Farming on a snail’s scale
Some snails plow leaves and add fertilizer to grow a fungus for dinner.
- Animals
Poisonous Spiders as Reluctant Hunters
The brown recluse spider prefers scavenging dead food to hunting live prey.
- Animals
Walks on the wild side
Animals that roam widely in the wild do more poorly in zoos than those with smaller ranges.
- Animals
Figuring out what makes dogs tick
Biologists have deciphered a poodle's DNA to learn about the genes that decide what dogs are like.
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- Animals
Frog chemist creates a deadlier poison
A poisonous frog takes up a toxin from its food and makes the chemical even more potent.
- Animals
Delivering a little snake venom
Poisonous snakes may control the amount of venom that they inject.
