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Ancient loggerhead turtle found swimming in circles off Florida Keys

By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 18, 2026

Sea slug severs its own head and regrows a new body with beating heart

By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 17, 2026

Monarch butterflies navigate 4,000 km using sun and internal clock

By Daniel Moran · Sep 9, 2026

Cattle showed strong preference for women over men in cuddling study

By Daniel Moran · Sep 8, 2026

Humpback whales synchronize their songs to every phase of their dives

By Daniel Moran · Sep 8, 2026

It looked like a cross between a pig and a turtle, it had two tusks and a horny beak and no other teeth, it was hardly anyone's idea of a…

By Brendan Brown · Jul 19, 2026

In a pitch-black cave on the border of Greece and Albania, more than 100,000 spiders share a single web the size of half a tennis court

By Brendan Brown · Jul 19, 2026

The 52-hertz whale has an unusual call, but scientists cannot tell whether it is alone or unanswered

By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 13, 2026

Octopuses in a Dartmouth lab learned to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them

By Science Blog Editorial Team · Jul 11, 2026

Spotted Owls Benefit from Wildfires, Forest Fire Suppression Should Focus on Homes

By Derek Lee · Dec 10, 2020