Bird Eyes: The Greatest Eyes on Earth
Bird eyes have incredible vision. Falcons and other birds of prey have highly specialized eyes for a predatory lifestyle on the wing.
Category: Zoology
Bird Migration: I’ll Fly Home—or Not
By Mark Lasbury, MS, MSEd, PhD @Biologuy1 The arctic tern travels from north of the Arctic Circle to Antarctica and…
Simon’s Cat: Why Do Cats Love Boxes?
So, why do cats love boxes so much? Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new video series in which an…
Outwitting Poachers with Anti-Poaching AI
Every day, poachers kill tigers, elephants, rhinos, and other animals. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is ready to curb poaching and protect the animals.
North American Monkeys Older Than Previously Thought
By Emily Rhode @riseandsci With the formation of the Isthmus of Panama, North and South America became connected by a…
How Do Bees Make Honey?
How bees make honey, courtesy of Dr. Joe Hanson and PBS Digital Studios Western honey bees, or European honey bees,…
Urban Birds Smarter, Healthier than Country Cousins
As more of the world’s rural areas become urbanized, habitat loss threatens biodiversity. Researchers hoped to understand how urban birds…
Search for the Unicorn—Slightly Off-Center
In medieval times, the narwhal tusk was bought and sold as a “unicorn horn.” It is actually a very long…
For Macaques, More Friends Means Fewer Parasites
By Emily Rhode @riseandsci What if instead of just hanging out on lunch dates or at happy hour, people sat…
Forest People: Sumatran Orangutans
Good news from the jungles of Sumatra: extensive survey shows that more than twice as many orangutans live in Sumatra…