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The evolutionary history of human penises is more romantic than you might think.
This is one of the few times shouting might actually help.
Storybooks and films may have given you the wrong idea about what family looks like in the animal kingdom.
Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides tips and tricks to bird by ear.
Uniquely colored flowers with big blooms might make for an aesthetically pleasing garden, but they can be unhelpful to pollinators. Careful consideration can help you plan a colorful and eco-friendly garden.
Cockatoo owners often record their pets dancing to music. Now, researchers have catalogued many of their complex dance moves.
Leopard seals in Antarctica live solitary lives. But the simple patterns of their underwater song, akin to nursery rhymes, bring mates from across the seas.
In most primates one sex isn’t dominant over the other.
Scientists have found a gene that is linked to noisier cats.
The plants chimpanzees use to treat their wounds have been found to have medicinal properties.
Ever seen images of dolphins jumping out of the waves and performing impressive acrobatics? Let’s explore why they do it.
Therapy dogs aren’t for everyone.
The story of a miniature dachshund surviving in the wild shows we may not know our pets as well as we might like to think.
Even experts get dog body language wrong at times.
Scientists have long thought intelligence tends to develop through social interactions with an animals’ own species.
Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.
Struggling to find love? So is the rest of the animal kingdom.
Everyone thought koalas were solitary creatures. But a new paper reveals there is more to the social lives of koalas than previously thought.
Although animals can’t use human language, art is beyond words. As Edward Hopper wrote, ‘If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.’
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