Early Evidence of How Wildfire Smoke Alters Bird Migration
A team tracking the flights of four Tule geese from Alaska to California documented how the birds changed course in response to dense smoke. ..
A team tracking the flights of four Tule geese from Alaska to California documented how the birds changed course in response to dense smoke. ..
Voice analysis of a 34-year-old recording proves that Ripper the musk duck “independently evolved” to mimic his human caretakers. ..
The new finding underscores the complexity of marine mammals’ social life and cognition. It may also help save the snoopy cetaceans. ..
Researchers built a miniature version of the crustacean to better understand the biomechanics of its legendary strike. ..
The species' relentless invasion of the continent has taken a turn towards cannibalism. ..
This cephalopod is the only known animal that doesn’t exhibit age-related deterioration when recalling specific events. ..
Crows recently demonstrated an understanding of the concept of zero. It’s only the latest evidence of animals’ talents for numerical abstraction. ..
Rats may feel concern when cage mates are trapped. But, like people, they don’t always care enough to help. ..
Wolf puppies can’t understand human gestures as well as their dog cousins. The difference could help explain what makes dogs so special. ..
The birds aren’t producing sounds at random. Some of their strategies are surprisingly similar to ones used by humans. ..