Animals

Animals

50 years ago, U.S. fell short on mosquito eradication

Researchers boldly predicted mosquitoes’ demise 50 years ago. They never came close.

Animals

Big dads carry weight among wandering albatrosses

For male albatrosses, bulking up impacts survival and reproduction.

Health & Medicine

Readers concerned about cancer’s sugary disguise

Tricky cancer cells, brain-shaping smartphones, a cow-burying badger and more in reader feedback.

Science & Society

Fox experiment is replaying domestication in fast-forward

How to Tame a Fox recounts a nearly 60-year experiment in Russia to domesticate silver foxes.

Genetics

Ancient DNA bucks tale of how the horse was tamed

DNA from ancient horses reveals early domestication involved plenty of stallions.

Animals

The scales of the ocellated lizard are surprisingly coordinated

The mazelike patterns of the ocellated lizard’s skin follow a set of rules from computer science.

Animals

Dog DNA study maps breeds across the world

Here are five findings from a massive study of dog breed genomes.

Animals

How a dolphin eats an octopus without dying

An octopus’s tentacles can kill a dolphin — or a human — when eaten alive. But wily dolphins in Australia have figured out how to do this safely.

Animals

Beetles have been mooching off insect colonies for millions of years

The behavior, called social parasitism, has been going on for about 100 million years.

Particle Physics

Scientists find amazement in what’s most familiar

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the unexpected nature of science.

Animals

Readers bugged by wine-spoiling stinkbugs

Stinkbug hazards, Great Lakes invaders and more reader feedback.

Animals

Venomous fish have evolved many ways to inflict pain

Fish venom shows great diversity and is being studied to treat pain, cancer and other diseases.