Animals

Ants’ tactics to avoid traffic jams could be applied to future self-driving cars

On its quest to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has developed the woolly mouse

Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human exposure routes

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language

White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex can be influenced by genes that are not on sex chromosomes

The Internet’s vast cat resources help researchers chart cat eye evolution

Scientists have reported a new strain of bird flu in Nevada dairy cattle. And viral spread in pet cats has fueled worries over increased risk of exposure to humans

Sea turtles are capable of creating GPS-like magnetic maps to guide them back to foraging grounds, and they do a little dance when they recognize those spots

Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica’s food web

AI-based systems can help identify livestock’s early signs of distress

Bird flu is infecting more people than we think. We need to stop it now before a new pandemic begins

Humpback whales learn their haunting melodies in much the same way humans learn words