Articles by

Jake Buehler

These crocodile-like beasts reached the Caribbean, outlasting mainland kin

Athletic, crocodile-like reptiles with bladed teeth made their last stand in the Caribbean as recently as 4.5...

Ancient, water-loving rhinos gathered in big, hippolike herds

Millions of years ago in Nebraska, chunky, stumpy-legged rhinoceroses were party animals, crowding together in huge herds...

Gila monsters may struggle to survive climate change

For Gila monsters that live in the warming Mojave Desert, relocating to beat the heat may not...

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...