Articles by

Jake Buehler

Some of Sydney’s koalas are chlamydia-free, but still at risk

Some of Sydney’s koalas are facing an uncompromising dilemma. The koalas living in one corner of Australia’s...

The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved

Scaly sailors may have made a record-setting oceanic voyage. Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in...

Dark coats may have helped the earliest mammals hide from hungry dinosaurs

Zebra stripes? Leopard print? Neither were in vogue among the earliest mammals during the Age of Dinosaurs....

Crickets and flies face off in a quiet evolutionary battle

Hawaii’s male crickets can’t hide from their buzzing boogeymen for long. In just a handful of years,...

How mantis shrimp deliver punishing blows without hurting themselves

Mantis shrimp are famous for their ultrafast, powerful punches used to dispatch prey. They can land volley...

Feeding sharks ‘junk food’ takes a toll on their health

In general, sharks have a reputation as swimming garbage cans that unflinchingly dine on whatever they can...

A mysteriously large pterosaur finally has an identity

One pterosaur species gave itself quite the makeover as it grew older and larger. Scientists have spent...

Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat

Some of our species’ earliest ancestors may have spent a lot more time eating salad than...