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Asian elephants show self-control in a new problem-solving experiment
4+ day, 9+ min ago (1306+ words) Sixteen Asian elephants in Thailand gave up a trunk habit as soon as it stopped working, the first evidence of self-control in the species. Put a piece of fruit where an elephant can see it and smell it, and the…...
Feeding wild birds has a powerful effect on human well-being
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (995+ words) Feeding wild birds brings joy, calm, connection, and meaning, with 95% of bird feeders saying the activity positively affects their well-being. A bird feeder can become part of an ordinary day: fill it, glance out the window, and see which birds…...
Most sea turtles like to wander the seas, but that’s not true for Galápagos green turtles
1+ week, 31+ min ago (984+ words) Satellite tracking shows yellow-morph green turtles can remain around the Galápagos for months while moving between nearby islands. Green turtles are known to travel hundreds to thousands of miles across large parts of the ocean to find food and reach…...
Dodos weren’t stupid, and their skulls finally prove it
2+ week, 18+ min ago (1073+ words) Analysis of dodo bird skulls has helped scientists understand how they observed and interacted with the world before their extinction. Call someone a dodo and nobody asks what you mean. The bird showed little fear of the people who landed…...
Narwhal tusks reveal a hidden twist behind the unicorn legend
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1028+ words) Scientists scanned narwhal tusks with X-rays and found two spirals twisting in opposite directions – a design no one expected to see. A male narwhal grows one tooth into a corkscrew that pushes straight through its upper lip. The tooth keeps…...
Mexico’s parrots are disappearing into a hidden trafficking network
2+ week, 5+ day ago (737+ words) Researchers mapped the hidden routes traffickers use to smuggle Mexico’s native parrots, revealing an increasingly organized illegal wildlife trade. Wildlife traffickers have been smuggling Mexico’s native parrots for decades, and the birds are losing ground fast. Every single Mexican parrot…...
Africa’s giant herbivores disappeared for a surprising reason
3+ week, 1+ day ago (937+ words) Why did Africa lose so many giant herbivores? New findings point to slow species formation, not faster extinction. Africa once supported many more giant plant eaters than it does today. These animals helped shape how ecosystems worked, so their disappearance…...
An 8th grader used fake leaves and tangerine bits to crack the code on ant navigation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (899+ words) An eighth-grade student put 200 red harvester ants into a maze with fake leaves, rocks and a piece of tangerine, then watched them find their way around. How does an ant find food and return home without street signs, a phone,…...
Something keeps insects out of the open ocean, and it isn’t the pressure of the deep
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1256+ words) Fly larvae in one African lake sink deep down into oxygen-free water every morning, with their air sacs tolerating crushing pressures. Insects live nearly everywhere on land and in fresh water. Underwater in the open sea, there are none. One…...
World Orangutan Day 2026: Rescue efforts alone cannot save orangutans
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1022+ words) World Orangutan Day 2026 highlights the growing threats facing orangutans and why protecting their forests is critical to their survival. Orangutans are highly intelligent great apes that make their homes among the tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Every August 19, World…...