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cabbage tree emperor moth
News Animals
Sound-absorbent wings and fur help some moths evade bats
Tiny ultrathin scales on some moth wings absorb sound waves sent out by bats on the hunt.
By Jennifer Leman | 6:00am, November 14, 2018
early vertebrate illustration
News | Animals
The first vertebrates on Earth arose in shallow coastal waters
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:08pm, October 25, 2018
cape cobra cannibalizing another cobra
Wild Things | Animals
How a snake named Hannibal led to a discovery about cobra cannibalism
By Sarah Zielinski | 6:45am, October 25, 2018
Tyrannosaurus rex
News in Brief | Animals
T. rex pulverized bones with an incredible amount of force
By Carolyn Gramling | 8:00am, October 22, 2018
burying beetles
News | Animals
In cadaver caves, baby beetles grow better with parental goo
By Susan Milius | 6:27pm, October 15, 2018
Pallas's long-tongued bat hovering
It's Alive | Animals
How nectar bats fly nowhere
By Susan Milius | 7:00am, October 15, 2018
polarized camera view of street
Teaser | Animals
Self-driving cars see better with cameras that mimic mantis shrimp vision
By Jennifer Leman | 7:00am, October 12, 2018
mouse embryo developing
Science Visualized | Animals
See these dazzling images of a growing mouse embryo
By Cassie Martin | 11:00am, October 11, 2018
honeybee
News in Brief | Animals
What bees did during the Great American Eclipse
By Susan Milius | 10:00am, October 10, 2018
red-bellied lemur
News | Animals
Lemur study suggests why some fruits smell so fruity
By Susan Milius | 2:12pm, October 03, 2018
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