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Evolution Jul 1, 2025

Why evolution can explain human testicle size but not our unique chins

The human body is a machine whose many parts—from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain—have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our history.

Ecology Jun 24, 2025

Deep-sea mining could harm remote ocean ecosystems

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows.

Plants & Animals Jun 24, 2025

Drone footage captured orcas crafting tools out of kelp—and using them for grooming

The more we learn about orcas, the more remarkable they are. These giant dolphins are the ocean's true apex predator, preying on great white sharks and other lesser predators.

Plants & Animals Jun 23, 2025

How mice 'listen' with their whiskers

Oh no! You dropped your keys on the ground, and it is too dark to see them. You might have to feel the ground with your hands, but a mouse could use its whiskers to find the keys.

Ecology Jun 19, 2025

Kayakers and paddleboarders are disturbing marine mammals around Scotland's coasts

Kayakers and paddleboarders enjoying Scotland's coastlines may be unknowingly disturbing marine mammals, according to new research highlighting the growing pressures faced by whales, dolphins and seals in Scottish waters.

Plants & Animals Jun 10, 2025

Animals can't talk like humans do—here's why the hunt for their languages has left us empty-handed

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive languages built on complex ...

Plants & Animals Jun 9, 2025

Echolocation research sheds light on how whales and dolphins use sound

Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and then decoding the "echoic return signal" created when the clicking sounds ...

Plants & Animals Jun 9, 2025

Newly-declared conservation area in Peru is home to pink dolphins, giant armadillos and woolly monkeys

The Amazon Basin contains the world's largest system of rainforest and rivers. Two of these rivers, the Putumayo and the Algodón, merge near the northern border of Peru, and the region shaped by these rivers is home to thousands ...

Plants & Animals Jun 8, 2025

Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom's friend helped

A bottlenose dolphin at a Chicago zoo gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom, in a successful birth recorded on video by zoo staff.

Ecology Jun 6, 2025

Algae bloom ends along Southern California coast, but marine mammals remain at risk

It was one of the largest, longest and most lethal harmful algae blooms in Southern California's recorded history, claiming the lives of hundreds of dolphins and sea lions between Baja California and the Central Coast. And ...

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