Search Results for: Bears
Skip to resultsCan’t find what you’re looking for? Visit our FAQ page.
6,888 results for: Bears
-
PaleontologyFossil reveals an ancient arthropod’s nervous system
A roughly 520-million-year-old fossil preserved an ancient arthropod’s ventral nerve cord and peripheral nerves.
-
Life‘Wild Ways’ showcases need for wildlife corridors
The TV documentary 'Wild Ways' shows how wildlife corridors bridge the gap between isolated populations of animals.
-
AnimalsAs panda baby grows, mom’s milk changes
In the first month after a mama panda gives birth, her milk changes in composition, a new study finds.
-
Science & SocietyReaders debate gun violence research and more
Gun violence research, plaque-busting sugar and more in reader feedback.
-
AnimalsAnt-eating bears help plants
A complex web of interactions gives a boost to rabbitbrush plants when black bears consume ants.
-
AnimalsIs Amy Tan actually ‘thrilled’ a leech is named after her?
Novelist Amy Tan answers a lingering question about celebrities honored in scientific names of new species — her namesake is a leech.
By Susan Milius -
EarthMost diamonds share a common origin story
Most diamonds form from fluids deep inside Earth’s interior that contain carbonate compounds, new research suggests.
-
AnimalsPiggybacking tadpoles are epic food beggars
Tadpoles beg so frantically among mimic poison frogs that researchers check to see whether they’re just scamming.
By Susan Milius -
AnimalsFinland’s brown bears on surprise fast track to recover diversity
Brown bears in southern Finland show surprisingly fast improvements in genetic diversity and connections with other bears.
By Susan Milius -
Health & MedicineHaving parasites can boost fertility
Infection with parasitic worms tinkers with fertility.
By Meghan Rosen -
AnimalsEvidence of ‘yeti’ probably came from a Himalayan black bear
Last year, a genetic analysis revealed two hairs from an unknown species of bear in Asia. A new study finds that they belong to rare Himalayan black bears.
-
AnimalsPandas’ gut bacteria resemble carnivores’
Unlike other vegetarians, the bamboo eaters lack plant-digesting microbes.
By Meghan Rosen