Animals

Test your brain on these mind-bending scientific riddles
(1) You have been invited to sit down at the periodic table. Among these mythological figures and the elements named ...

Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds
Illustration of a sauropod with inset showing pigmented skin structures as seen under an electron microscope. Tess Gallagher Microscopic structures ...

The surprising longevity lessons from the world’s oldest animal
DGDImages/Alamy Stock Photo When I started working on this story, I was wondering if my subject would be worth using ...

Stop treating your pet like a fur baby – you’re damaging its health
Where they once lived in our backyards, many pets have—for better or worse—now moved on to pampered lives as members ...

Images reveal the astonishing complexity of the microscopic world
Photo of the robber fly by Michael Benson. The flower and fly together are slightly wider than 1 centimeter in ...

At NeurIPS, Melanie Mitchell Says AI Needs Better Tests
When people want to soberly assess a condition artificial intelligence and what does it all mean, they tend to turn ...

A brown pelican ‘feeding frenzy’ is an encouraging sign for the often-struggling large seabirds
MORRO BAY, California. — On the rugged coastline of Central California, brown pelicans gather on rocky headlands like nervous passengers ...

Tigers seem to be bouncing back in remote Sumatran jungle
Camera trap photograph of a Sumatran tiger in the Leuser ecosystem, Indonesia. Phil et al. 2025, BKSDA, DLHK A camera ...

Incredible close-up of spider silk wins science photo prize
Spider Silk Threads Martin J. Ramirez / Royal Society Press These twisted threads, wrapped in thinner loop-like strands, represent the ...

Cats can overcome fear of water to benefit from aquatic therapy
Most cats don't like water mclemay137/Getty Images Cats with injuries and disabilities can safely benefit from underwater therapy on treadmills ...






