Animals

Sound recording could take a cue from arachnid acoustics

Eurasian Jays use something similar to humans’ episodic memory to remember where they stored their food

Human’s evolutionary remnants show us the kinds of animals we used to be

Orcas have once again attacked and sunk a boat near the Strait of Gibraltar, a behavior that has scientists stumped

Scientists are putting together a catalog of communications from belugas’ forehead “melon”

Moths and other insects aren’t drawn to nighttime illumination for the reasons we think they are

Understanding how avian influenza jumped into cows can help shape the path to stopping the virus’s spread

The eyebrows of the African wild dog have scientists wondering whether other canine species besides domestic dogs can make the irresistible “puppy-dog eyes” expression

Researchers say this may be the first observation of a nonhuman animal purposefully treating a wound with a medicinal plant

A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and mollusks

Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on a strain of avian influenza that is spreading among U.S. dairy cows

H5N1 influenza virus particles have been detected in commercially sold milk, but it’s not clear how the virus is spreading in cattle or whether their milk could infect humans