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Sperm Whales Use Bubble Release to Stay Submerged During Vertical Naps

New tag recordings and physics simulations show whales vent gas to reduce positive buoyancy and hold near-neutral depth during short, upright rests.

Naked Mole‑Rat Queen Uses a Single Scent to Suppress Colony Fertility

Orcas Caught Launching Dolphins in Dramatic Monterey Bay Hunt

Scientists Name New Colobus Monkey Species From Congo Forest

550-Million-Year-Old Worm Shows Population Bias for Rightward Turns

Study Finds Superworm Larvae Can Clean Museum Skeletons Efficiently

Giraffes at Barcelona Zoo Show Signs of Rudimentary Addition

Researcher Decodes Eleven Zebra Finch Calls and Wins Coller‑Dolittle Prize

Physics Explains Why the Poo Emoji Matches Nature’s Shape

Brandenburg Records Five Elks Simultaneously

Timmy Taken to Danish Plant for Biodiesel After Strand Autopsy

Doginburgh Inventory Gives Scientists a Standard Way to Measure Dogs’ Paw Preference

Tests Rule Out CDV and Babesia in Gir Lion Deaths, State Blames Heat Stress

Bumblebees Solve Novel Object-Manipulation Task Without Training

Study Identifies Iron-Rich Liver Cells as Candidate Magnetic Sensors in Pigeons

Urbanization Leads City Bowerbirds to Use Human-Made Items in Courtship

Study Finds Masturbation Is Common and Natural Across Many Bird Species

Pigeons Use Iron-Rich Liver Cells to Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field

Study Says Pigeon Livers Hold Iron Cells That May Act as Magnetic Compasses

New Cretaceous Bird Plumadraco Has Tail Feathers Twice Its Body Length