Articles by

Jake Buehler

How cheetah mummies could help bring the species back to Arabia

The fastest land animal on the planet lies frozen in time beneath blistering desert sands. Researchers have...

Botox could be used to fight snakebite

Fighting fire with fire? Try fighting venom with toxins. Botulinum toxin — possibly the deadliest chemical compound...

Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

Like a toy on a string, the timing of cat domestication has been a moving target. Now...

Huge relatives of white sharks lived earlier than thought

Some 115 million years ago, a veritable fleet of giant predators prowled the waters near Australia. There...

Cuddly koalas had a brutal, blade-toothed close cousin

The koalas clambering around eucalyptus canopies may be cuddly herbivores, but their extinct relatives were horrifying predators....

Subway mosquitoes evolved millennia ago in ancient Mediterranean cities

Subterranean mosquitoes specialized for life in subways and sewers first evolved to pester humans millennia ago in...

What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology

The longest woolly rhino horn ever found is providing new insights into the lives of these now...

Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends

Prey animals can use their colors to hide from predators or dissuade them from attacking. But local...