Biology

A guide to life, on Earth and beyond, including the top news about plants, animals, and physiology.

Latest in Biology

Visitors seen taking photos of the Corpse Flower's blossom at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. One of the biggest and smelliest flowers in the world blooms at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney in Australia on January 23, 2025. It last bloomed in Sydney in 2010.
Environment

5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink

By Laura Baisas

a scientist holds a large rescued sea turtle in a lab
Environment

Dozens of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Florida

By Laura Baisas

Close up of baboon face
Environment

Alpha male baboons’ obsession with females stresses them out

By Andrew Paul

the stone remains of a castle, revealing an archway, wall, and a tower
Science

In a global crisis, working harder isn’t the best solution

By Laura Baisas

a scientist in a lab pierces the inside of an oyster to extract blood
Health

Oyster blood could fight superbugs

By Laura Baisas

a close up of a dog's nose
Environment

Dogs sniff out two new species of truffle

By Laura Baisas

Three chimpanzees in an enclosure at the Kumamoto Sanctuary holding leafy branches.
Environment

Peeing is contagious for chimpanzees

By Laura Baisas

Two little blue penguins at a nest in Timaru, New Zealand.
Environment

When penguins divorce, the whole colony is impacted

By Laura Baisas

The great green bush-cricket.
Environment

Parasitic crickets have a few moves to outsmart ants

By Laura Baisas

cobra snake closeup
Technology

Scientists use AI to create completely new anti-venom proteins

By Lauren Leffer

Two feral dogs walking near abandoned Ferris wheel in Chernobyl
Science

Chernobyl’s feral dogs are genetically unique, but not mutated

By Andrew Paul

a close up of an isopod with antenne and a segmented body
Environment

New foot-long crustacean named after Darth Vader

By Laura Baisas

a blue lobster-looking animal called a crayfish. it has long claws, antennae, and a segmented body
Environment

New colorful species of crayfish discovered in aquarium shipment

By Laura Baisas

a small bird sits in a tree with its beak open wide
Environment

Why do birds make so many different sounds? 100,000 audio recordings offer clues.

By Laura Baisas

a green glow of bioluminescence from a mushroom
Environment

Artists find a green, glowing mushroom in a Swiss forest

By Laura Baisas

Three red ants interacting with one another
Science

Even ants may hold grudges

By Andrew Paul

a small brown fish swimming in a tank
Environment

These fish can mate 19 times per day

By Laura Baisas

a long whale shark with gray spots swims in the ocean
Environment

Whale shark pre-mating ritual observed for the first time

By Laura Baisas

a bird with white and black plummage and an egg on a nest and three other birds standing around her
Environment

Which animals reproduce at the oldest age?

By Laura Baisas

a woman nuzzles a dog
Science

Meet the former musher investigating sled dog genetics

By Laura Baisas