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2,555 results for: Cats

  1. Life

    Science explains what makes dogs such sloppy drinkers

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

    By Susan Milius
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Life

    Cats versus viruses: Arms race goes back millennia

    A special protein has been protecting cats from feline AIDS for at least 60,000 years, genetic analysis suggests.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Animals

    Cat-versus-virus arms race goes back millennia

    Researchers have found evidence of an ancient arms race between Felis silvestris catus, the species familiar today as the domestic cat, and feline immuno­deficiency virus.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Animals

    How to drink like a bat

    Some bats stick out their tongues and throbs carry nectar to their mouths.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Anthropology

    Long before going to Europe, humans ventured east to Asia

    Cave finds indicate modern humans reached southern China long before entering Europe.

    By Bruce Bower
  8. Animals

    Some bats chug nectar with conveyor belt tongues

    Grooved bat tongues work like escalators or conveyor belts, transporting nectar from tip to mouth.

    By Helen Thompson
  9. Quantum Physics

    Quantum choice can be counterproductive

    In a puzzling paradox, delivering quantum messages becomes more difficult if the intended recipient offers the sender multiple options for the time and place of delivery.

    By Andrew Grant
  10. Neuroscience

    Altered protein makes mice smarter

    By tweaking a single gene, scientists have turned average mice into supersmart daredevils.

    By Laura Sanders
  11. Science & Society

    Contentious science topics on Wikipedia subject to editing mischief

    Global warming and other politically charged issues are prime targets for sabotage on Wikipedia.

    By Meghan Rosen
  12. Animals

    Cougars may provide a net benefit to humans

    Cougars have disappeared from the eastern United States. If they returned, they’d kill deer, preventing many car crashes, scientists find.

    By Sarah Zielinski