Browsing: Zoology

The private life of the African giant offers a remarkable view on evolution.

When I traveled south to research fire ants, I discovered a different kind of hive.

The tricks they play would make Darwin blush.

Adapting to the urban jungle has made Rocky smarter.

Wheelers and dealers have run wild for millions of years.

Probably the worst thing to happen to you, if you’re an animal playing the game of life, is to be eaten by some bigger beast. If you’ve already managed to successfully reproduce by then, as far as evolution is concerned, maybe it’s OK for you to shuffle off that mortal coil. Still, I imagine it’s […]

Can outfitting bees with tiny radio transmitters solve colony collapse disorder?

Some of our most cherished traits are shared by other animals—and even plants.