Ostrich beads mark the ebb and flow of migration
A self-funded researcher’s work on ostrich beads shows how a flooded river basin cut ties between African communities for 40,000 years
Ant first responders rescue their own
Less than a week after first getting out of their cocoons, ants show protective behavior
First “four-legged snake fossil” was a false alarm
Researchers suggest that an old study that claimed it had found an ancestral snake fossil had no legs after all
Altruism in birds: When magpies work together
Wily birds outwit scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices
Some coral reefs can really take the heat
Changes in gene activity may be helping corals survive in the Red Sea