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artist's rendering of Arctic hyenas
News Animals
Hyenas roamed the Arctic during the last ice age
Two teeth confirm the idea that hyenas crossed the Bering land bridge into North America, a study finds.
By Nicoletta Lanese | 6:00am, June 18, 2019
panda eating bamboo
News | Animals
Pandas’ share of protein calories from bamboo rivals wolves’ from meat
By Susan Milius | 3:22pm, May 02, 2019
Corey Ford/Alamy
News | Animals
A dinosaur’s running gait may reveal insights into the history of bird flight
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:11pm, May 02, 2019
Chiasson, Ricci and Snorkel
Feature | Animals
Can Silicon Valley entrepreneurs make crickets the next chicken?
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, May 02, 2019
hippo
News in Brief | Animals
Hippo poop cycles silicon through the East African environment
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:06pm, May 01, 2019
News | Animals
How aphids sacrifice themselves to fix their homes with fatty goo
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, April 29, 2019
green sea turtle
News | Animals
Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific
By Maanvi Singh | 7:00am, April 26, 2019
Soprano pipistrelle bats
The Science Life | Animals
A scientist used chalk in a box to show that bats use sunsets to migrate
By Yao-Hua Law | 8:00am, April 19, 2019
black coucal
It's Alive | Animals
Parenting chores cut into how much these bird dads fool around
By Susan Milius | 8:00am, April 17, 2019
mosquito
News in Brief | Animals
Testing mosquito pee could help track the spread of diseases
By Susan Milius | 8:00am, April 05, 2019
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