Biology

Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it’s the 1980s, but researchers still aren’t sure why they do it

Female chimps who migrate to new social groups bring skills and technology with them, helping to drive development of increasingly complex tool sets

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy sparked a revolution in scientists’ understanding of the origins of clever hands and stone tools

Despite investigative genetic genealogy revolutionizing cold case investigations, it has been underused to free the wrongly convicted

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more facts from the weird and wonderful study of teeth will astound you

A genetic mutation makes some cats’ tail curl over their back, giving them something akin to an accent when they communicate with other kitties

The multiverse offers no escape from our reality—which might be a very good thing

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances

Culture may play a role in how birds build collectively in the Kalahari Desert

No, but the direction of our hair whorls could teach us about human development

During the pandemic, researcher Daniela Rößler couldn't go out, so she started looking around her for her next research project. Then she found a really big one, and it had been right in front of her all along.

Social wasps can hold their liquor