Hundreds of animals, from tiny ants to mighty hippos, are shaping the Earth's surface as powerfully as floods and storms.

We used recent estimates of the total biomass of ants, mammals and all living things to estimate the combined biomass of animal engineers. Then, we converted this information to calorie content and ...

Credit: Courtesy of Ginbis Co., Ltd. One of Ginbis' iconic products is Tabekko Doubutsu, animal-shaped biscuits that come in an impressive variety of shapes and flavors. With over 46 unique shapes ...

Another consideration is that our energy estimates for livestock substantially exceeded wild animals due to their large body size and high abundance. Yet how livestock shapes the landscape depends ...

Issue 33 (April 2025) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of ...

The irrational urge to show off silly photos to anyone who’ll look? I finally understand. Animals Can Help Promote Attachments in Trauma Survivors Research shows that spending time with animals ...

Are animals even capable of creating art ... Yet some researchers argue that since these sorts of works all look roughly the same – have the same shape, use the same materials and so on – they’re more ...

Are animals even capable of creating art ... that since these sorts of works all look roughly the same (have the same shape, use the same materials, and so on) they’re more likely the result ...

Mar. 31, 2025 — Every night, bats emerge out of roosts in massive numbers, creating what scientists have called a 'cocktail party nightmare' of clashing echolocations. Nobody knew how bats ...