Jumping spiders show REM-like sleep and make up for a disturbed night, study finds
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 29, 2026
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Dogs look longer at a round shape for 'bouba' and a spiky one for 'kiki', study of 70 dogs finds
Pet dogs spent more time looking at a round shape when they heard 'bouba' and at a spiky one for 'kiki', though the difference was about one second per trial.
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 29, 2026
Tiny Borneo snakes roll like wheels at peak speeds of up to 8.3 mph, lab study shows
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 28, 2026
Orangutan mothers plan social visits for their young, study finds
By Kiran Journals · Oct 27, 2026
Blacktip sharks heard underwater sounds from at least 62 metres away, drone study shows
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 25, 2026
Hurricane Andrew unleashed an invasive python population that now numbers in the tens of thousands
By Kiran Journals · Oct 24, 2026
Wild elephants gesture deliberately to communicate with rivals
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 23, 2026
Detached bee stinger keeps pumping venom like a double-piston pump
By Jenny Olalo · Oct 23, 2026
Large dogs lose genetic brakes on jumping genes faster, study finds
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 18, 2026
Doubling sea otters halved erosion in California's tidal creeks
By Chris Jeremia · Oct 13, 2026
Hunting season without limits backfired, spreading hogs across Tennessee
By Sanchana Charles · Oct 13, 2026
Ancient Scottish fossil reveals unexpected early branch point in vertebrate evolution
By Chris Jeremia · Oct 9, 2026
Dogs align with Earth's magnetic field to defecate, but only when it's stable
Sep 24, 2026