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Zoology

The Story of a Lonely Orca

After 53 years in captivity, she has a chance at a better life.

April 7, 2023

Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution

Individual behavior patterns may skew studies. A "STRANGE" new approach could help.

March 24, 2023

How Snails Cross Vast Oceans

The intrepid travelers are widely dispersed despite their sedentary lifestyle.

March 20, 2023

The Importance of Slime

Nearly every evolutionary question can find an answer in mucus.

March 9, 2023

What Makes Us Bold

A parasite infection can make a leader of the pack—or a dead wolf.

March 3, 2023

The Vanishing Animals of Hispaniola

An inside look at efforts to save rare and endangered species in the Dominican Republic.

It’s a Family Affair

A new film dives into the intricate lives of giant sperm whales.

December 23, 2022

Clicking with Your Kin

How sperm whale sounds are like team uniforms.

November 30, 2022

Where Have All the Snow Crabs Gone?

Eleven billion crabs vanished. Is climate change really to blame?

November 23, 2022

The Mystery of the Blue Whale Songs

Earth’s largest animals are singing in ever-lower tones, and nobody knows why.

November 23, 2022

The Invasion of the Super Insects

New generations of insects are devouring Earth’s forests. Humans helped breed them—can we help stop them?

November 16, 2022

The Hermaphrodite at the Bottom of the Sea

Far beneath the surface, an evolutionary paradox.

October 26, 2022