| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Mammals grow ears with a flaw: rupture-and-repair process may explain infection prevalence. |
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May 4, 2013 |
418 |
| A different kind of smart: animals' cognitive shortcomings are as revealing as their genius. |
Cover story |
May 4, 2013 |
3380 |
| Disease attacks garden impatiens: once mild, downy mildew suddenly devastates popular bloom. |
|
Apr 20, 2013 |
671 |
| Sea slug carries disposable penis: hermaphrodites shed organ after use, then uncoil another. |
|
Mar 23, 2013 |
342 |
| Bees tune in to flowers' buzz: floral electric fields could offer cues to pollinators. |
|
Mar 23, 2013 |
357 |
| A bat beats a rat as top virus host: flying mammals a rich source of germs that infect humans. |
|
Mar 9, 2013 |
526 |
| Cats claim billions of bird and small mammal victims annually: new estimate suggests felines take a big bite out of wildlife. |
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Feb 23, 2013 |
635 |
| Barnacles have sex at a distance: genetic analysis finds sperm transmission through water. |
Brief article |
Feb 23, 2013 |
296 |
| Dung beetles steer by starlight: nocturnal insects orient using milky way, experiments show. |
Brief article |
Feb 23, 2013 |
317 |
| City lights create sexual early birds: male blackbirds end up with untimely reproductive surge. |
|
Feb 9, 2013 |
331 |
| Pregnant male pipefish have hormone swings. |
Brief article |
Feb 9, 2013 |
159 |
| Wings have damage control for insect-sized smash-ups. |
Brief article |
Feb 9, 2013 |
190 |
| Bioregions get a redistricting: basis for evolutionary theory updated for 21st century. |
Brief article |
Jan 26, 2013 |
289 |
| Ancient sea life cast on the rocks: controversial study suggests early fossils were terrestrial. |
|
Jan 26, 2013 |
390 |
| Little mind benders: parasites that sneak into the brain may alter your behavior and health. |
|
Jan 26, 2013 |
3382 |
| Introducing: Gaga for ferns. |
|
Jan 12, 2013 |
118 |
| Fishing may exert evolutionary pressure on largemouth bass: fish most vulnerable to anglers are also the best dads. |
|
Jan 12, 2013 |
685 |
| New species of the year: more creatures, less Latin used to describe them. |
|
Dec 29, 2012 |
409 |
| Elephant mimics Korean words: trunk motion lets animal approximate human speech. |
|
Dec 15, 2012 |
449 |
| A leg up on hearing. |
Brief article |
Dec 15, 2012 |
163 |
| North American feathered dinos. |
Brief article |
Dec 1, 2012 |
111 |
| Helpful algae. |
Brief article |
Dec 1, 2012 |
143 |
| Four-winged dino made tight turns: much-debated rear wings aided aerial maneuvers. |
|
Dec 1, 2012 |
366 |
| Earliest primate gets ankle bones: a creature known from fossil teeth acquires more parts. |
|
Dec 1, 2012 |
329 |
| Bird family tree alters avian history: unexpected pattern of evolution found across hemispheres. |
|
Dec 1, 2012 |
340 |
| Finding Ms. Right is right eye's job: finches court like fools if they use only the left visual field. |
Brief article |
Nov 17, 2012 |
310 |
| Birds catching malaria in Alaska: disease may move north of Arctic Circle within decades. |
|
Nov 3, 2012 |
455 |
| Killer whale mama's boys live longer: females' long postmenopause years may benefit their sons. |
|
Oct 20, 2012 |
508 |
| Too young for sex but not its scent: larvae follow pheromones. |
|
Oct 20, 2012 |
372 |
| Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. |
Brief article |
Oct 20, 2012 |
289 |
| Newfound cave robbers. |
Brief article |
Oct 6, 2012 |
121 |
| Average bears are pretty smart: tests reveal solitary species' ability to learn concepts. |
Brief article |
Oct 6, 2012 |
288 |
| Face smarts: humans aren't the only animals who posses special skills with mugs. |
|
Oct 6, 2012 |
2896 |
| Say what? |
Brief article |
Sep 22, 2012 |
123 |
| Mantis shrimp flub color vision test: results suggest alternate way of detecting wavelengths. |
|
Sep 22, 2012 |
445 |
| Galloping dung beetles. |
Brief article |
Sep 22, 2012 |
122 |
| Hearing himself fly. |
Brief article |
Sep 22, 2012 |
110 |
| How elephants call long-distance: air rushing through larynx produces infrasonic tones. |
Brief article |
Sep 8, 2012 |
293 |
| Moss odor draws sperm carriers: springtails boost primitive plants' reproductive success. |
Brief article |
Aug 25, 2012 |
203 |
| Insulin may fuel overgrown organs: hormone seems to boost growth of outsized body parts. |
|
Aug 11, 2012 |
316 |
| Young fruit flies go cannibalistic: surprising actions may aid future studies of predation. |
|
Aug 11, 2012 |
360 |
| Peacock pomp makes a rumble: male birds emit sounds too low to be heard by humans. |
Brief article |
Jul 28, 2012 |
297 |
| Chicks fare worse in noisier nests: human-caused racket appears to cut baby bluebird survival. |
|
Jul 28, 2012 |
294 |
| Lead stymies condor comeback: birds unlikely to rebound fully without shift to nontoxic shot. |
|
Jul 28, 2012 |
438 |
| Tomato breeding sacrifices taste: sugar-boosting gene turned off in quest for consistent color. |
|
Jul 28, 2012 |
410 |
| Mosquitoes remade: scientists reinvent agents of illness to become allies in fight against disease. |
Cover story |
Jul 14, 2012 |
3124 |
| Bad timing for hummingbirds: warming reduces time for males to find breeding spots. |
|
Jun 30, 2012 |
429 |
| Trickle-down ecology. |
Brief article |
Jun 30, 2012 |
156 |
| Chimp culture in wood and stone: groups don't all use same strategy for cracking nuts. |
|
Jun 16, 2012 |
464 |
| Bats skillfully avoid poisonous prey. |
Brief article |
Jun 16, 2012 |
139 |
| Pesticide-dosed bees can lose royals, way home: in tests, nonfatal exposures lead to shrinking colonies. |
|
May 5, 2012 |
700 |
| Carnivores often lack sweet tooth: mutations in some species mean loss of taste for sugar. |
Brief article |
Apr 21, 2012 |
306 |
| Industrial noise disrupts plants: effects on animals alter dispersal of seeds, pollen. |
|
Apr 21, 2012 |
376 |
| Mixed results: having the right blend of animal personalities can make or break a group. |
|
Apr 21, 2012 |
2791 |
| Some corals live on after a breakup: after rough waters shatter embryos, cells grow as clones. |
|
Apr 7, 2012 |
423 |
| Ray-finned fish can regrow limbs: vertebrate ancestors may have had similar capability. |
Brief article |
Apr 7, 2012 |
258 |
| Sawfishes don't live up to name: spiked snouts used mostly for sensing, slashing prey. |
|
Apr 7, 2012 |
339 |
| Food exports can drain arid zones: trade in agricultural products can increase water stress. |
|
Mar 24, 2012 |
361 |
| Introducing. |
Brief article |
Mar 10, 2012 |
112 |
| Beetle horns not so cumbersome: males' outrageous head spikes don't impede flight. |
Brief article |
Feb 11, 2012 |
251 |
| Green gleam helps fish see violet: lenses in greeneye fish eyes translate hard-to-detect hues. |
|
Feb 11, 2012 |
353 |
| Birds rival primates in number task: trained on one-two-three, pigeons apply rule to bigger digits. |
Brief article |
Jan 28, 2012 |
274 |
| Sun-oil mix deadly for young herring: fish embryos surprisingly vulnerable to 2007 SF Bay spill. |
|
Jan 28, 2012 |
363 |
| Apes' boom-bust diet. |
Brief article |
Jan 14, 2012 |
143 |
| Mere fear shrinks bird families: sounds of predators caused sparrows to raise fewer babies. |
|
Jan 14, 2012 |
478 |
| Feathered dino feasted on birds. |
Brief article |
Jan 14, 2012 |
153 |
| Uninformed may help democracy: indifferent individuals can help foster majority rule. |
|
Jan 14, 2012 |
383 |
| Biology's big bang had a long fuse: animals started evolving long before showing up as fossils. |
|
Dec 31, 2011 |
704 |
| Multicellular life from a test tube. |
Brief article |
Dec 31, 2011 |
180 |
| 'Snake oil' is like bottled exercise: python's chemical brew also builds heart muscle in mice. |
|
Dec 3, 2011 |
502 |
| Bat killer is confirmed. |
Brief article |
Dec 3, 2011 |
133 |
| Giant beavers had hidden talents: skull passage may have helped extinct rodents sound off. |
|
Dec 3, 2011 |
308 |
| DNA: mammoths may have mixed: supposedly separate types may really have been one. |
Brief article |
Dec 3, 2011 |
307 |
| Flirty plants: searching for signs of picky, competitive mating in a whole other kingdom. |
|
Dec 3, 2011 |
2698 |
| Enemies make great neighbors: relocated kangaroo rats thrive when rivals move too. |
Brief article |
Nov 19, 2011 |
263 |
| The Ambonese Herbal. |
Book review |
Nov 5, 2011 |
301 |
| Frogs make do with dew. |
Brief article |
Oct 22, 2011 |
171 |
| Feathers rock. |
Brief article |
Oct 8, 2011 |
201 |
| Woolly rhinos ready for big chill. |
Brief article |
Oct 8, 2011 |
177 |
| Early stress can be contagious: rough chickhood for zebra finch shortens partner's life. |
Report |
Sep 24, 2011 |
397 |
| Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from the Insect World. |
Book review |
Sep 24, 2011 |
287 |
| Wasps' apparent altruism isn't: females' gamble benefits their own reproductive success. |
Brief article |
Sep 10, 2011 |
244 |
| Plants and fungi reciprocate favors: rewards for rewards stabilize underground biological market. |
|
Sep 10, 2011 |
428 |
| Wasps have a mind for mugs: like humans, insect has a special gift for learning faces. |
|
Aug 27, 2011 |
413 |
| Good mother rattlesnake. |
Brief article |
Aug 27, 2011 |
108 |
| When birds go to town: urban settings offer enterprising critters new opportunities--if they can cope with the challenges. |
|
Aug 27, 2011 |
2833 |
| A tryst, then the power to resist: crossbreeding has enabled some mice to tolerate poison. |
|
Aug 13, 2011 |
528 |
| Learnin' lizards will flip for food: clever reptiles still get snacks when the rules are changed. |
Brief article |
Aug 13, 2011 |
304 |
| DNA hints at polar bears' Irish ancestry: maternal line traced back to brown bears on Emerald Isle. |
|
Jul 30, 2011 |
907 |
| Female infidelity may be inherited: hints of 'cheating gene' passed down by philandering dads. |
Brief article |
Jul 16, 2011 |
292 |
| Multicellular life arises in a test tube: evolution experiment pushes one-celled yeast to go multiple. |
|
Jul 16, 2011 |
495 |
| Climate for divorce. |
Brief article |
Jul 16, 2011 |
118 |
| Scrub jay funerals. |
Brief article |
Jul 16, 2011 |
113 |
| Be more afraid, young clownfish: in acidifying oceans, fish are oblivious to alarming sounds. |
|
Jul 2, 2011 |
398 |
| Tarantulas shoot silk from their feet: unique ability may help protect the heavy spiders from falling. |
|
Jun 18, 2011 |
422 |
| Hey Kitty, dogs do drink like cats: canines toss water into their mouths just like feline rivals. |
Brief article |
Jun 18, 2011 |
252 |
| Lunchtime of the living dead: zombie ants usually take fatal bites around noon. |
Brief article |
Jun 18, 2011 |
227 |
| Giant ants once roved Wyoming: first full-body specimen of its kind from North America. |
Brief article |
Jun 4, 2011 |
321 |
| Eyespot deficits stymie peacocks: females appear to require a minimum number of flecks. |
|
May 21, 2011 |
410 |
| Let Them Eat Shrimp: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea. |
Book review |
May 21, 2011 |
296 |
