Tag: Animal behavior
We used peanuts and a climbing wall to learn how squirrels...
Lucia F. Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley; Nathaniel Hunt, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Robert J. Full, University of California, Berkeley
Don’t hike so close to me: How the presence of humans...
Jeremy Dertien, Clemson University ; Courtney Larson, University of Wyoming, and Sarah Reed, Colorado State University
Millions of Americans...
We discovered a 115,000-year-old iguana nest fossil in the Bahamas
Anthony J. Martin, Emory University and Melissa Hage, Emory University
A pregnant iguana dug into a vegetated sand dune about 115,000 years ago on a...
Social distancing works – just ask lobsters, ants and vampire bats
Dana Hawley, Virginia Tech and Julia Buck, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Social distancing to combat COVID-19 is profoundly impacting society, leaving many people wondering...
Curious Kids: How are cats declawed, and is it painful?
Ilana Halperin, University of California, Davis
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Principle behind Google’s April Fools’ pigeon prank proves more than a...
Edward Wasserman, University of Iowa; Richard Levenson, University of California, Davis, and Victor Navarro, University of Iowa
Google’s 2002 April Fools’ Day joke purportedly disclosed...
What elephants’ unique brain structures suggest about their mental abilities
Bob Jacobs, Colorado College
Conservationists have designated August 12 as World Elephant Day to raise awareness about conserving these majestic animals. Elephants have many engaging...
What is it about yawning?
Christine Calder, Mississippi State University
You know the feeling. It’s impossible to resist. You just need to yawn.
A yawn consists of an extended gaping of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
