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Do all animals go through adolescence?
By Amanda Heidt published
All species experience the bodily changes of puberty, but the social lessons that define the shift from childhood to adulthood are more nuanced.
Why do cats knead?
By Charles Q. Choi published
If a cat kneads on your lap, it's likely because it feels safe around you. But why do they knead in the first place?
Science news this week: A quasi-moon and a lonely spy whale
By Alexander McNamara published
June 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Quarter-ton marsupial that ambled across Australia 3.5 million years ago was 'unlike anything alive today'
By Harry Baker published
The newly described extinct species is closely related to the largest marsupial to ever roam the Earth.
Nearly 6 million-year-old 'elephant graveyard' unearthed in Florida
By Kiley Price published
Paleontologists have uncovered a graveyard of ancient elephant relatives.
Suspected Russian spy whale is looking for love in all the wrong places
By Harry Baker published
A beluga whale that was discovered wearing a suspicious harness in 2019 is on the move in search of other belugas. But it's heading in the wrong direction.
This psychedelic-eyed gecko isn't what we thought it was
By Harry Baker published
The bright-eyed reptiles were identified as a new species after a genetic analysis of other geckos revealed they were separate from another closely related species.
Mystery pathogen is stripping sea urchins of their flesh and turning them to skeletons — and it's spreading fast
By Ben Turner published
A mysterious epidemic that began in the Mediterranean at the start of the year looks set to wipe out all of the Mediterranean and Red Sea’s urchins, and possibly their coral reefs too.
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