Naughty Animals
There’s a word humans use when an animal does something inconvenient. Naughty. But are they really naughty or are our minds not seeing the full picture?
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Do Trees Fart? The Surprising Truth About Methane and Trees
Do trees fart? It sounds silly, but trees can release and even absorb methane. Discover the surprising science behind tree gases and how forests affect climate.
Medieval Animal Trials: When Pigs, Rats, and Insects Went to Court
It sounds absurd, but it’s true: medieval Europe once put animals on trial. Pigs were hanged, rats had lawyers, and insects negotiated land rights. What does that say about how humans once understand animals, and how we see them now?
The Science Of Snot
Think snot is just gross? Think again. Humans are now donating it, fish are sleeping in it, and snails are gliding across it like pros.
Your Brain Is Playing Tricks On You
Your brain does magic tricks all day long. It’s super smart, but it takes shortcuts. Most of the time, they work great. But sometimes they totally mess with how we see animals.
Poop, Lies, and Love: A Dating Game
If you think romance is complicated, imagine if your dating success depended on how well you could roll a ball of dung! And then you discover the lies!
Butterflies and Tears
Once upon a time, in the Amazon rainforest, a butterfly landed on a turtle’s face.
Can Fish Smell?
Can Fish Smell? And if they do, why do they need to? After all, they are underwater!
Ravens are smart. They team up with wolves.
Ravens are like the super smart geniuses of the bird world. But they aren’t hunting specialists like some other birds so they use their intelligence and smart thinking and teaming up with wolves!
Absolute masters of disguise
This Praying Mantis species is an absolute master of disguise In 1879 a travel writer witnessed a bizarre event and described an orchid that catches and feeds upon live flies. But it wasn’t a carnivorous orchid, it was a beautiful Orchid Mantis catching its prey. For years it was believed the orchid mantis from tropical […]