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Whales carry the history of land mammals inside their ears, ankles, spines and genes. Their fossil record documents one of evolution’s most dramatic returns to the sea.
Sep 16, 2026 • 4 min readRead the discovery →New stories, explanations and research from Nature & Wildlife.
Crowded flight challenges bat sonar with competing calls and moving obstacles. Experiments show several responses, rather than one universal anti-jamming trick.
Sep 23, 2026 • 3 min read
Kelp creates underwater structure, food and shelter. Grazers, predators, temperature and storms help determine whether a forest persists or becomes an urchin barren.
Sep 23, 2026 • 3 min read
Migrating monarch butterflies combine a time-compensated Sun compass with environmental cues and inherited seasonal behaviour to travel toward overwintering regions they have never previously…
Sep 23, 2026 • 12 min read
A continuous hydraulic pathway connects moisture in soil to evaporation from leaves high above the ground.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min read
Thousands of specialized cells fire in sequence, turning ordinary ion gradients into precisely controlled electrical pulses.
Sep 21, 2026 • 14 min read
Field experiments show that crows can remember particular human faces and that social encounters spread information about danger.
Sep 19, 2026 • 12 min read
Living corals, algae, waves and sediments work across centuries to create reef frameworks, beaches and islands while reducing incoming wave energy.
Sep 18, 2026 • 13 min read
Meet species rediscovered after decades out of sight, from the Fernandina tortoise to the cahow—and learn why rediscovered does not mean recovered.
Sep 16, 2026 • 6 min read
Whales carry the history of land mammals inside their ears, ankles, spines and genes. Their fossil record documents one of evolution’s most dramatic returns…
Sep 16, 2026 • 4 min read
Many birds divide daylight into four color channels, revealing ultraviolet contrasts in feathers, food and landscapes that human vision compresses or misses.
Sep 16, 2026 • 13 min read
A continuous hydraulic pathway connects moisture in soil to evaporation from leaves high above the ground.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min read
Thousands of specialized cells fire in sequence, turning ordinary ion gradients into precisely controlled electrical pulses.
Sep 21, 2026 • 14 min read
Field experiments show that crows can remember particular human faces and that social encounters spread information about danger.
Sep 19, 2026 • 12 min read
Living corals, algae, waves and sediments work across centuries to create reef frameworks, beaches and islands while reducing incoming wave energy.
Sep 18, 2026 • 13 min readOne remarkable idea at a time—nature, science, history and beyond.
