Tagged With Biology

What's really going on inside an insect-munching Venus flytrap

Elizabeth McCauley, Shira Polan

Why you should never release your pet goldfish into the wild

David Anderson, Shira Polan

Why ticks are so hard to kill

David Anderson, Benji Jones

Mysterious, 20-million-year-old tunnels in the ancient ocean floor came from 6-foot-long carnivorous worms, a study found

Aylin Woodward

Our ancestors domesticated dogs by sharing leftover meat during the last Ice Age, new study suggests

Aylin Woodward

The extreme life of a sloth

Bob Hunt, Ben Nigh

Identical twins don't always have identical genes, research shows — a new twist in the nature versus nurture debate

Susie Neilson, Aylin Woodward

What's inside a blobfish, the 'world's ugliest animal'

Sabrina Imbler, Andrea Schmitz

Scientists captured video of a rare squid with tentacles as long as a human

Aylin Woodward

Humans aren't the only species who get choosier about their friends as they age. Chimps do it too, new research suggests.

Aylin Woodward

Diabolical ironclad beetles can get squished under 39,000 times their weight and survive. Scientists figured out how.

Aylin Woodward

How viruses like the coronavirus mutate

Abby Tang, Clancy Morgan, Emily Park

New analysis of a saber-toothed cat fossil reveals the ancient animals were ruthless, highly skilled hunters

Aylin Woodward

The year's best wildlife photos reveal a super-chill monkey, a rare Siberian tiger, and an ant clinging to a beetle's leg

Susie Neilson

What's inside a rattlesnake's tail?

Elizabeth McCauley, Shira Polan

Poisonous furry caterpillars that look like wigs are popping up in Virginia

Aylin Woodward

You may love your dogs' faces, but they don't particularly care for yours. Canines would rather look at other dogs, new research shows.

Aylin Woodward

Fossils found in New Zealand suggest the ancestor of all penguins lived on Earth's lost 8th continent, Zealandia

Susie Neilson

A scientist won $1.8 million to study how parasitic worms suppress our immune systems with venom to live inside us undetected

Aylin Woodward

The prehistoric megalodon shark had fins as big as human adults and heads the length of cars, according to new research

Susie Neilson