1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (245+ words) From bats eating birds to butterfly behavior, art can contain ecological clues Artworks from the past, like this one from the 1690s by Maria Sibylla Merian, can give modern scientists insights into animal behaviors and relationships. In the upper right corner…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (389+ words) The book fleshes out the life of this fearsome predator What was T. rex really like? In Tyrant Lizard Queen, paleontologist Riley Black paints a portrait of a misunderstood dinosaur. Tyrant Lizard QueenRiley BlackSt. Martin’s Press, $29.00 Tyrannosaurus rex is the ultimate…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (534+ words) Technically, yes, if it was sperm whale. But that scenario is highly unlikely Chances of a sperm whale accidentally swallowing a deep-sea diver are very, very slim — except in the movies. In the upcoming movie Whalefall, scuba diver Jay Gardiner…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (826+ words) A multidecade study of wild chickadees shows how smart they need to be to survive Researchers have tagged this wild mountain chickadee as part of a long-term cognition study of the species in the Sierra Nevada range. A mountain chickadee…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (454+ words) Fossils reveal an extinct soundscape made by the motion of insect wings Grigs (Tarragoilus diuturnus shown) live today in China, Russia and Canada. They call by rhythmically rubbing their wings together. Researchers have reconstructed the sounds of grigs’ ancient relatives…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (256+ words) Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) The unusual locomotion could one day help with robot design The California blackworm (Lumbriculus variegatus) displays the unusual ability to move faster in tight spaces than in open ones. The researchers also created computer simulations of the worms as active…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) Three species preferred different people based on their skin odor and bacteria. The findings could help make new microbe-based repellants....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (380+ words) Capuchin monkeys may provide insights into the dietary evolution of our early ancestors Bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) (shown) in Brazil are more in the mood for meat as access to fruit decreases. When the fruit runs low, some monkeys…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (176+ words) This ancient oddball fills a major gap in the fossil record This artist's reconstruction of Chosha praecursor, a 324-million-year-old early insect with 24 legs, is helping scientists take another look at the evolutionary path insects took from water to land. Chao…...