Dolphins are not just intelligent—they are actively used by the U.S. Navy for critical missions. Using powerful echolocation, ...

A new study has found that some bats use the same vocal structures as death metal singers to make their unique vocalizations. Vocal communication is essential for bats: They use sound to navigate ...

Every time it feels like nature has run out of surprises, it pulls something completely unexpected out of nowhere.Did you know that there’s a tiny hummingbird with a neon pink throat, or a frog that ...

Project Hail Mary — is opening this week worldwide. Does it bring that delicious science-reality to science fiction? Is science once again the hero? Simply put, yes! Science reality is back in an epic ...

The Luxor Sky Beam pierces the night sky above the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It attracts thousands of visitors ...

Meet the European hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus ), small nocturnal insectivores that turn into a spiny ball of death when they feel threatened. Unfortunately, the mammals are rapidly declining.

Horses and People' licenses an online horse welfare assessment course to the University of New England. Amy Lykins has ...

Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective experience in his new book “A World Appears”.

Two mass strandings involving hundreds of dolphins in Argentina probably happened because the pods were being hunted by orcas ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

Can you guess which aquatic mammal has the largest brain ever recorded? Let's find out more about this ocean giant together.

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