Articles by

Jake Buehler

Male dragonflies’ wax coats might protect them against a warming climate

Some male dragonflies have a waxy coat that keeps them cool while pursuing mates and may also...

This is the first egg-laying amphibian found to feed its babies ‘milk’

In the middle of the night in a humid coastal rainforest, a litter of pink, hairless babies...

Giant tortoise migration in the Galápagos may be stymied by invasive trees

After trudging upslope for weeks, a giant tortoise slows its hundreds of cumbersome kilograms to a stop....

Ancient trees’ gnarled, twisted shapes provide irreplaceable habitats

Earth’s oldest, knotted and scarred pine trees are a boon for forest life.  These old mountain pines...

The first known scorpion to live with ants carries mini hitchhikers

In the middle of an April night in Israel’s Jordan Valley, Yoram Zvik sweeps a UV light...

Megalodon, the largest shark ever, may have been a long, slender giant

The largest shark discovered to date — the monstrous Otodus megalodon — may have been a sleek,...

Numbats are built to hold heat, making climate change extra risky for the marsupials

Numbats are curious creatures. The only marsupials that are active solely during the day, when they scratch...

Why do some lizards and snakes have horns?

Horns aren’t just for rhinos and cattle. A fair number of snake and lizard species have heads...