By Science News | Jason Bittel | 3/28/2025 11:00 AM

Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths? ... Read full Story

By Science News | Gennaro Tomma | 3/26/2025 10:00 AM

A dog's physical cues often take a back seat to environmental ones, skewing humans' perceptions, a small study suggests. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Susan Milius | 3/25/2025 8:01 PM

The ocean can be a symphony of fish grunts, hums and growls. Now add tooth-clacking sharks to the score. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Rohini Subrahmanyam | 3/25/2025 10:00 AM

Mouse cells tweaked to produce the tardigrade protein incurred less DNA damage than unaltered cells — hinting at a new tool for cancer patient care. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Sarah Schwartz | 3/24/2025 3:00 PM

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Darren Incorvaia | 3/21/2025 12:00 PM

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Melissa Hobson | 3/21/2025 1:00 AM

Understanding hammerhead sharks’ food preferences could aid efforts to protect the critically endangered fish. ... Read full Story

By Science News | McKenzie Prillaman | 3/20/2025 2:00 PM

The seals’ ability to detect the amount of oxygen in their blood may help them make diving decisions and avoid drowning. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Maria Temming | 3/20/2025 12:15 AM

A chemical in Adélie penguin guano may have cued krill to take evasive maneuvers in lab tests. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 3/18/2025 9:00 AM

Southwestern Sydney's koalas have avoided the chlamydia outbreak threatening the entire species. But their isolation has left them extremely inbred. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 3/17/2025 3:00 PM

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate. ... Read full Story

By Science News | McKenzie Prillaman | 3/14/2025 9:00 AM

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and flipping a fish. It’s the first reported evidence of the whales playing. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Brianna Randall | 3/7/2025 11:00 AM

In Brazil, where humans and dolphins fish in tandem, cooperation both within and between species is essential for the longstanding tradition. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Gennaro Tomma | 3/7/2025 9:00 AM

A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Alex Viveros | 3/6/2025 2:00 PM

Understanding the genetics of Labrador retriever obesity may help dog owners mitigate their best friend’s weight gain. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 3/4/2025 2:00 PM

Male crickets in Hawaii softened their chirps once parasitic flies started hunting them. Now, it seems, the flies are homing in on the new tunes. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Susan Milius | 2/24/2025 11:00 AM

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Jenny Krumrine | 2/24/2025 10:00 AM

Light pollution disorients young puffins. The Puffling Patrol helps them find their way to the sea. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Gennaro Tomma | 2/21/2025 9:00 AM

The young of a mysterious blowfly species look — and smell — like the termites they hide among. ... Read full Story

By Science News | Susan Milius | 2/14/2025 9:00 AM

Time-lapse video shows how a mushroom coral polyp pulses and inflates, flinging its soft body into micro-hops to slowly move itself to a new location. ... Read full Story