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Saskia Grisaru • November 4, 2026
Studying octopus cognition complicates and enriches our understanding of intelligence
Magali Gauthier • October 30, 2026
White-nose syndrome is more likely to kill bats that hibernate in caves than those that live in urban areas, experts say
The long quest to identify human pheromones and the smell of attraction, aggression and fear
Perri Thaler • February 13, 2025
Insects, fish and even some mammals use pheromones as behavior signals. If researchers can prove humans do, too, exciting new therapies might follow
Gwendolyn Rak • August 7, 2023
Meet Joe Hollins, the recently retired veterinarian who cared for a record-breaking 190-year-old tortoise named Jonathan in his remote island home
Niranjana Rajalakshmi • August 26, 2022
Decades after the last Indian cheetah was killed, 36 will soon be imported from Africa. Conservationists aren’t sure it will work
Tatum McConnell • February 3, 2022
People across New York City care for tens of thousands of feral cats while also working to reduce their population
Delger Erdenesanaa • August 18, 2021
Under pandemic lockdown, those lucky enough to stay home got a taste of pets’ confinement
Huanjia Zhang • July 2, 2021
A Florida captain’s creative solution to the global problem of marine debris: Let’s rodeo
Julie Levy • June 16, 2021
Growing public awareness and engagement have played a part in the birds’ recovery, experts say
Casey Crownhart • March 17, 2021
A squid robot is among the latest to take to the seas
Jackie Appel • March 3, 2021
About 10 vaquitas are left on the planet, but a new study confirms fishing nets pose a much bigger extinction threat than inbreeding
Casey Crownhart • January 25, 2021
The popular weed killer could impair honeybees’ immune systems, leaving them vulnerable to infections
Casey Crownhart • December 30, 2020
Watching for resident and migratory birds has provided people an outlet during the COVID-19 shutdowns
Lauren Leffer • November 19, 2020
You’ve heard of the fly on the wall, but what about the crow in the city?
Jonathan Moens • August 13, 2020
Clean waters have attracted large marine mammals to feed on a rising source of plankton and fish