BIOLOGY

An excerpt from Michael Ohl's 'The Art of Naming.'

Following age-related complications, Sudan—the last male northern white rhinoceros alive—was euthanized by a team of vets in Kenya in March 2018. But his genetic material could still be used to help save the species.

Have you ever noticed that your fingers and toes get wrinkled when you’ve been soaking in water for a while?

As biology has developed, some of our common plant and animal names have turned out to be pretty far off the mark.

The camera allows us a whale's-eye view of the life of a poorly understood species.

Some species stretch their tongues more than twice their body length.

The much-maligned bird is a lot more intelligent than people think.

This self-soothing behavior is actually a pretty effective technique for temporarily calming pain signals to the brain. Here's how it works.

Getting tangled in lines and nets can be deadly for whales—and it's a global problem.

It's the thinnest part of the skull … which is why Maori warriors crafted a special weapon to crush it.

The Cytomass Monitor can track the differences in a cell's weight on a second-to-second basis.

It's all part of the "oral size illusion."