Tag: Scientists
Panamanian Golden Frogs Disappeared From the Wild Due to a Deadly Fungus. Now, Scientists Are Returning Them to Nature
Smithsonian researchers in Panama have begun to reintroduce native golden frogs to the wild in special enclosures
Caribou Are the Only Deer Species in Which Females Grow Antlers. Scientists Just Figured Out Why
New research suggests female reindeer antlers serve as postpartum snacks, with new moms munching on them after giving birth...
Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee
The work further hints that humans may have inherited our penchant for alcohol from our ape ancestors
How Do Horses Whinny? Scientists Say They've Figured Out How the Majestic Animals Make This Distinctive Sound
An equine makes the low-pitched part of its whinny by vibrating its vocal cords—similar to how humans speak and...
Can Apes Play Pretend? What Scientists Learned From Having Imaginary 'Tea Parties' With Kanzi the Bonobo
A new study provides evidence for imagination in a captive-raised, English language-trained animal
Scientists Still Have So Much to Learn About Archaeopteryx, the Dinosaur That May Have Flown Like a Bird
A new study suggests features in the prehistoric creature's mouth helped it eat more efficiently, giving the species the...
This Giant Carnivore Ran on Hooves. Scientists Are Investigating Its Massive Skull and Crushing Teeth to Decipher the Beast's True Nature
For more than a century, paleontologists have been piecing together how the mysterious predator Andrewsarchus is related to other...
The Sahara Desert Hasn’t Always Been a Dry, Desolate Landscape. Some Scientists See Signs It May Be Greening Again
Petroglyphs on sandstone at a national park in Chad bear witness to wildlife that once roamed the area before...
Scientists Once Thought This Snail Was Extinct. But a Surprising Discovery and Decade-Long Conservation Effort Revived the Species
Conservationists have bred and released more than 100,000 greater Bermuda land snails
A Massive Monkey Research Center Might Turn Into a Primate Sanctuary. Animal Activists Rejoice While Scientists Worry
The Oregon National Primate Research Center will explore a potentially federally supported transition with the National Institutes of Health
Seals Are Seemingly Vanishing Off the Dutch Coast. These Scientists Are Trying to Get to the Bottom of the Mysterious Disappearances
Recent counts of the Wadden Sea’s adult harbor seal population have revealed a surprising trend of decline, prompting a...
Scientists Find the Oldest Wooden Tools to Date in Greece
Two objects unearthed at an archeological site in southern Greece are the oldest wooden tools yet found, according to...