Articles by

Jake Buehler

These nesting penguins nod off over 10,000 times a day, for seconds at a time

Nesting chinstrap penguins take nodding off to the extreme. The birds briefly dip into a slumber many...

Bonobos, like humans, cooperate with unrelated members of other groups

Humans regularly cooperate and share resources with other, unrelated humans in different social groups, often without any...

Head lice hitched a ride on humans to the Americas at least twice

Lice have been bugging humans for as long as our species has been around, and the insects’...

Ants may be the first known insects ensnared in plastic pollution

Some Canary Island ants have picked up an unwelcome stowaway — plastic waste. Plastic entanglement is commonly...

Hippos might be ferocious fighters, but their big teeth make them terrible chewers

Hippos are horrible at chewing, and their giant tusks and front teeth are to blame. These intimidating...

T. rex may have had lips like a modern lizard’s

In movies and TV shows, Tyrannosaurus rex often sports a fleet of big, sharp teeth that are...

Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers

Life on a volcanic isle appears to give barn owls a blush of red-brown plumage.  The high-sulfur...

The fastest claw in the sea belongs to young snapping shrimp

Full-grown snapping shrimp were already known to have some of the fastest claws under the waves. But...