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Zoology

The Demolition Ants

The wood ant stalks its prey in colonies of thousands.

October 21, 2024

Ranchers, Cattle, Tequila, and Bats

A tale of ecological salvation in Mexico.

October 14, 2024

Light Pollution Is Making Fish Anxious

The next generation is still feeling the effects.

October 8, 2024

The Bird Photo of the Year

This award-winning shot offers a candid look at the cagey turkey vulture.

October 1, 2024

The Strange Romance of Seahorses

A marine biologist and photographer gets up close and personal with mysterious pygmy seahorses.

September 27, 2024

This Tiny Frog Is Fierce

The see-through amphibian goes big to protect its eggs.

September 25, 2024

The Stealthy Assassin Robberfly

Don’t underestimate this slender predator from the British grasslands.

September 13, 2024

How to Find Baby Sharks

Where do shark moms give birth? Remarkably, scientists are just figuring it out.

September 9, 2024

Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought

New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.

If Animals Could Talk

A new art installation broadcasts the audiovisual worlds of dolphins, bats, snakes, and other animals.

August 2, 2024

The Wisdom of Fish Schools

How animals—including us—outsource decision-making to a network.

July 30, 2024

There Will Be Blood

Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.

July 22, 2024