Devin Reese
How an Inbred Snake Invader Took Over an Island Paradise
Hidden genetic diversity may have given it an advantage
How Do Sperm Whales Keep Their Massive, Wax-Filled Heads Beneath the Waves as They Sleep?
The ocean giants deploy tiny solutions to counteract their own buoyancy
Mole Rat Queens Stink Their Way to Power
The volatile compound they emit induces temporary infertility in other females
How Tunas Evolved to Become an Apex Predator of the Sea
Contrary to popular belief, it had little to do with the dinosaur-killing asteroid
Record of Human Migration Hiding in the DNA of a Musky Rodent
The Asian house shrew stowed away on routes of human commerce for millennia
Monkeys Interpret Shapes Similarly to Humans
The continuum of geometric intuition from people to other primates
What Satellite Photos of Penguin Poop Tell Us About Earth’s Health
Climate change is painting with an Adélie penguin palette on Antarctic ice floes
What Became of the Chimps Who Revolutionized Our Understanding of Animal Behavior?
It’s a harrowing tale of deadly winters in Berlin captivity
When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley
3-D avatars of macaques fool their flesh-and-blood counterparts—up to point
New, Orange-Lipped Monkey Discovered in Africa
It’s one of only a handful of new monkey species identified on the continent in the last 75 years
