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2,564 results for: Cats

  1. Animals

    Counting cats is hard, but we know the numbers aren’t good

    Recent studies highlight the difficulty of counting big cats, but even imperfect counts show that these species are in trouble.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  2. Animals

    Dragons sleep like mammals and birds

    Some lizards may sleep in the same way as mammals and birds, a new brain wave study finds.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  3. Animals

    Some animals ‘see’ the world through oddball eyes

    Purple urchins, aka crawling eyeballs, are just one of several bizarre visual systems broadening scientists’ view of what makes an eye.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Animals

    How animal poop could be key in solving echidna mystery

    The western long-beaked echidna hasn’t been seen in Australia in 10,000 years. But DNA in scat could reveal its presence.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  5. Health & Medicine

    A sugar can melt away cholesterol

    A sugar called cyclodextrin removes cholesterol from hardened arteries in mouse studies.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Animals

    Tiger protection in Thailand produces results

    Despite good efforts, the goal of doubling the global tiger population by 2022 looks impossible.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  7. Animals

    Feral dogs take a bite out of Andean wildlife

    A survey of a remote park in Ecuador finds feral dogs are a problem for many species of native mammals.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  8. Paleontology

    Saber-toothed salmon teeth more like tusks than fangs

    Saber-toothed salmon teeth may not have been positioned like fangs at all.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Health & Medicine

    Rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas raises alarm

    After blazing through Brazil, a mosquito-borne virus called Zika, which may cause birth defects, is now poised to jump to the United States.

    By Meghan Rosen
  10. Life

    Science explains what makes dogs such sloppy drinkers

    There’s hidden precision in the splashy mess of a dog drinking.

    By Susan Milius
  11. Animals

    Big cats hunt livestock when wild prey is scarce

    Lions, tigers and other big cats tend to hunt livestock only after their wild prey has dropped in availability, a new study shows.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  12. Anthropology

    Ancient hominids used wooden spears to fend off big cats

    Saber-toothed cat remains suggest ancient hominids used wooden spears as defensive weapons.

    By Bruce Bower