It’s sploot season: Animals strike a pose to chill out
We’re baking in the dog days of summer, so some animals are…
These are the ‘smartest’ animals on Earth
Scientists and enthusiastic dog owners alike have long quibbled about what attributes…
Why blue animals are so rare in nature
The color blue is a very common favorite color for humans, but…
How do animals get their spots and stripes? A Turing mechanism holds clues to patterns
This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. There’s a reason fashion designers…
Why animals run faster than their robot doppelgängers… for now
Modern robotics is awash with human-made machines mimicking the animal world. From…
The Real Animals
Federal, state and local officials arrested 12 people and seized 367 Pit…
If Pokémon existed in the wild, how would they compare to real animals?
Imagine walking down the street and encountering a real-life Squirtle. Can you…
Uranus is a grizzly bear: Understanding planet mass using animals
The vastness of space can make trying to understand the relative mass…
How To Protect Animals And Cattle In A Barn
When setting up your cattle farming business, a barn will be…
Fire is driving animals’ evolution
This article was originally featured on High Country News. Increasing frequent and intense…