Animals

Animals

Centipede venom fights pain

Molecule from toxin makes mice less sensitive to pain, may work as well as morphine.

Animals

‘World’s ugliest animal’ contest took a blobfish out of water

Animals

Vampire reality check

A vampire bat drinks one meal a night, and missing just three nights in a row would probably kill the animal.

Animals

Feedback

Readers respond to "Collision course" and "The tune wreckers" from our September 21 issue, plus some feedback on the new website.

Paleontology

Dinosaur dreams dashed

Fans of 'Jurassic Park' may be disappointed (or possibly relieved) to learn that you can’t get ancient DNA from amber.

Animals

Cat Sense

How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw.

Life

Letters to the editor

Sleepless on a schedule, Edison's rubbery discovery and monogamy not just for men.

Animals

MERS virus jumped several times from animals to humans

More than one person caught new illness from bats, camels or other creatures.

Animals

Tiger, lion and domestic cat genes not so different

Genomes of big felines provide insight into their evolution.

Animals

Young insect legs have real meshing gears

Tiny teeth on hiplike structures keep legs in sync, allowing juvenile planthoppers to jump.

Animals

Humpbacks make a comeback in British Columbia

Whale numbers double at a feeding site in Canada.

Animals

Avoiding feces may be ‘luxury’ wild mice can’t afford

For a mouse in the woods, finding any food at all may trump poopy locations.