A stone clacks against a shell, a twig dips into a hidden tunnel, a leaf becomes a glove – across forests, reefs, and coastlines, animals are turning the world into a workshop. For decades, scientists assumed tool use was humanity’s calling card, the unmistakable line between our minds and theirs. Then field notes, camera traps, ...
In a world wired for sight and sound, the star-nosed mole thrives by doing something far stranger: it reads the world through a living crown of touch. This palm‑sized mammal rockets through saturated soils and stream edges, scanning for prey faster than most cameras can track. Biologists once debated whether its flower‑like nose was just ...
Heat is no longer background noise; it’s the headline. As global temperatures climb and cities swelter, our machines groan and our bills spike, yet wildlife keeps its cool with effortless precision. This isn’t magic – it’s millions of years of field-tested engineering hidden in fur, feathers, and fractal skin. Today’s mystery is simple but delicious: ...
By Jan Otte, DWS Contributor In today’s world, the barnyard and the motherboard are no longer worlds apart. Thanks to breakthroughs in bioinformatics, animal science is being transformed by data, algorithms, and a new wave of digital discovery. A New Era of Animal Science is Unfolding Digitally In a development that blurs the line between ...
Suhail Ahmed
Suhail Ahmed
