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Tag: animals

Seahorses Give a Whole New Meaning to “Dad Bod”
Biology Marine and Freshwater Biology

Seahorses Give a Whole New Meaning to “Dad Bod”

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

Seahorses give a whole new meaning to the term “dad bod.” You see, they are one of the only animals species in which the males get pregnant and give birth.

Arctic Warming Reduces Sea Ice and Energy for Polar Bears
Climate Change Environment

Arctic Warming Reduces Sea Ice and Energy for Polar Bears

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Polar bears struggle to have enough energy to survive because melting sea ice makes it harder to find food.

Invasive Species of Spotted Lanternfly Sniffed Out by Dogs
Ecology

Invasive Species of Spotted Lanternfly Sniffed Out by Dogs

February 25, 2025February 21, 2025

This invasive species threatens agriculture but perhaps for not much longer, as trained dogs can detect their eggs in vineyards and forests.

Indoorsy Citizen Science Projects
Blogs Citizen Science SciStarter Blog

Indoorsy Citizen Science Projects

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

It’s cold outside! Stay in with some fun citizen science projects you can do from your living room.

Alcohol Consumption Found in Nature: Ethanol and Non-Human Animals
Biology

Alcohol Consumption Found in Nature: Ethanol and Non-Human Animals

December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

Alcohol consumption is not just for humans—a wide array of other animals have also evolved to metabolize ethanol.

Citizen Science Informs Bird Feeder Dilemma
Environment Zoology

Citizen Science Informs Bird Feeder Dilemma

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

Do you have a bird feeder at home? Fifty percent of Americans do. Learn how to feed the birds without causing them to crash into your window.

Blind Cavefish Evolved to Have More External Taste Buds
Biology Marine and Freshwater Biology

Blind Cavefish Evolved to Have More External Taste Buds

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024

Taste buds evolved on the head and chin of blind cavefish to help them locate food in their dark environment.

Why Can’t Male Mammals Breastfeed?
Biology

Why Can’t Male Mammals Breastfeed?

August 6, 2024August 10, 2024

The Dayak fruit bat is the only known male mammal that produces milk. Why aren’t all mammals evolved for breastfeeding their young?

Seasonal Blubber: How Yangtze Finless Porpoises Adapt
Marine and Freshwater Biology

Seasonal Blubber: How Yangtze Finless Porpoises Adapt

November 7, 2023November 5, 2023

Blubber thickness of Yangtze finless porpoises changes with water temperature and varies across the marine mammal’s body regions.

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species
Biodiversity and Conservation Climate Change Ornithology

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023

Emperor penguins officially a threatened species because of projections of population decline from climate change and ineffective conservation.

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