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Dragonflies maneuver like fighter pilots

Credit: Samuel T. Fabian et al., 2026 Credit: Samuel T. Fabian et al., 2026 Male dragonflies are known to engage […]

Skip to content “It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.” “Hey baby, […]

Electron microscopy image of pigeon liver tissue shows hepatic macrophage (blue) in contact to nerve fiber (yellow), which enables them […]

Bruce lost his upper beak in an accident when he was very young. Ximena Nelson The key to Bruce’s success […]

Even those factors might not have been sufficient, but the authors also identified three possible catalysts. In 2014, five adult […]

A receptor that’s used to find prey is also activated by progesterone. A two-spot octopus in its normal habitat. Credit: […]

Sperm gets lost in space; raccoons solve puzzles; the physics of folding a crepe; and more. This year’s winner of […]

The urine of chimpanzees contains high levels of alcohol byproduct, most likely because the chimps regularly gorge themselves on fermented […]

Skip to content tea for two and two for tea “Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend […]

Skip to content Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition Far Side fans might recall […]