Lessons in Longevity
Pronghorn have survived even as the mammals they evolved alongside have perished. Can they weather the uncertain future of the Anthropocene?
Evolution
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Lens of Time: Tiny Fliers
As ubiquitous as flight may be in the natural world, it turns out not all flying creatures approach the feat in quite the same way.
The Good Mother
In Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, chimpanzee mothers keep their offspring close—for years—teaching them what they need to know. They’ve taught us a great deal, too.
Night Swimming
Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth.
Call of the Liar
Researchers have long assumed that only male birds sing. But evidence increasingly shows that females do as well. Now, scientists are studying a sensational singer in Australia to suss out why.
Tiny Dancers
Even without true wings, a subspecies of Siberian flying squirrel endemic to Japan executes astonishing aerial acrobatics.
Beautiful Ugly
While the Asian sheepshead wrasse’s allure may be debatable, the fish’s color-changing, sex-changing abilities are hard to disregard.
Saving Mexico’s Lost World
Microbes have lived in Cuatro Ciénegas for 500 million years. They’ve survived countless cataclysms and extinctions. But can they survive us?
The Scent of Water
Most mammals can’t smell underwater, but Eurasian otters may have a way of sniffing out prey even while swimming.
Lens of Time: Jaw Jumpers
Sometimes the best solution to a sticky situation is a quick escape, and few escapes are faster than a trap-jaw ant’s.
Lens of Time: Tiny Fliers
As ubiquitous as flight may be in the natural world, it turns out not all flying creatures approach the feat in quite the same way.
The Good Mother
In Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, chimpanzee mothers keep their offspring close—for years—teaching them what they need to know. They’ve taught us a great deal, too.
Night Swimming
Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth.
Call of the Liar
Researchers have long assumed that only male birds sing. But evidence increasingly shows that females do as well. Now, scientists are studying a sensational singer in Australia to suss out why.
Tiny Dancers
Even without true wings, a subspecies of Siberian flying squirrel endemic to Japan executes astonishing aerial acrobatics.
Beautiful Ugly
While the Asian sheepshead wrasse’s allure may be debatable, the fish’s color-changing, sex-changing abilities are hard to disregard.
Saving Mexico’s Lost World
Microbes have lived in Cuatro Ciénegas for 500 million years. They’ve survived countless cataclysms and extinctions. But can they survive us?
The Scent of Water
Most mammals can’t smell underwater, but Eurasian otters may have a way of sniffing out prey even while swimming.
Lens of Time: Jaw Jumpers
Sometimes the best solution to a sticky situation is a quick escape, and few escapes are faster than a trap-jaw ant’s.