11 studies that prove pets are good for your health
June 12, 2017, 10:33 a.m. by Sidney Stevens
Check out the ways your 4-legged friends enhance your physical and emotional health.
Is water a taste, like sweet or salty? We might actually have taste buds for it
May 31, 2017, 1:22 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
Water is essential to life, so it would make sense that we have a way of distinguishing it from other substances.
Breakthrough studies may finally explain why we sleep
May 25, 2017, 12:45 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
All animals need to sleep, but why? It's one of the great puzzles of biology, and it might finally have a solution.
Why did whales get so huge?
May 24, 2017, 12:53 p.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
Believe it or not, their size is a relatively recent development.
The love song of Jeremy, the 'lefty' snail
May 18, 2017, 1:52 p.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick
Jeremy the snail gained international attention for its search for love.
Female dragonflies fake death to avoid men
April 30, 2017, 8:59 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
Dragonfly demonstrates the lengths women have to go to avoid cat-calls.
Naked mole-rats essentially turn into plants when oxygen is low
April 20, 2017, 9:54 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
These resilient mammals can survive for hours in conditions that would kill humans in minutes.
The strange history of the man-eating lions of Tsavo
April 20, 2017, 12:05 p.m. by John Platt
The lions reportedly killed up to 135 people in 1898, but does the truth live up to the myth?
Bizarre new species of crab lives entirely in trees
April 11, 2017, 6:35 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
Crabs might occasionally climb trees, but this is the first documented species that makes them home.
What fruit flies can tell us about human emotion
April 11, 2017, 5:30 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch
The love and hate waged between these much-studied bugs is helping scientists map the human brain.
If animal testing doesn't translate to humans, should we keep doing it the same way?
April 10, 2017, 1:28 p.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo
Some researchers say it's time to look at lab animals as patients, not tools.
There's a great story behind this cute face
March 29, 2017, 4:33 p.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo
The rare English longhorn calf born in Indiana from a frozen embryo shipped from the U.K.
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Why are my plants turning yellow?
A closer look at yellowing leaves on plants can help gardeners get to the root of the problem.
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7 surprising facts about dragonflies
Like did you know they can fly backward, have almost 360-degree vision and they're ferocious?
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What is the best way to get rid of poison ivy?
The simplest and best answer is 'very carefully.'
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Top 10 vegetables to grow in your garden
These nutritional powerhouses can flourish in your yard or in containers.
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Good bug, bad bug: How can you tell the difference?
Most bugs are harmless, but here's how to tell the good from the bad — plus organic solutions.
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Got moles? Read this
Don't make a mountain of a literal mole hill. Follow these tips to a mole-free lawn.
