Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.
Author: Emily Anthes
Toddlers Smell Like Flowers, Teens Smell ‘Goatlike,’ Study Finds
Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odors of adolescents and tots.
These Mobile Games are For the Birds
How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be licked,” a new study suggests.
Pandemic Lockdowns Had Varied Effects on Wildlife
A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.
For Some Mammals, Large Adult Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Norm
Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests.
Polluted Flowers Smell Less Sweet to Pollinators, Study Finds
The research, involving primroses and hawk moths, suggests that air pollution could be interfering with plant reproduction.
The Dogs That Live Longest, by a Nose
Small dogs with prominent noses live longer than bigger, flat-faced canines, a new study suggests.
First Bird Flu Deaths Reported In Antarctic Penguins
Dead gentoo penguins tested positive for the virus, and at least one suspected case has been reported in king penguins.
A Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor World
Scientists have devised a new video system that reveals how animals see color, and us.
Even Rats Are Taking Selfies Now (and Enjoying It)
A photographer trained two rats to take photographs of themselves. They didn’t want to stop.