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Tag: animals

Let’s Swarm
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Let’s Swarm

In May and June, honeybees migrate to a new nesting site. How do scout bees communicate potential sites in order for the colony to make a collective decision?
Łukasz Kaniewski
In-gene-ious Solutions
World + People
Nature

In-gene-ious Solutions

In the natural world, biological codes play an important evolutionary role in ensuring that animals communicate honestly – and continue to survive.
Szymon Drobniak
Jungle Liars
World + People
Nature

Jungle Liars

They lie, manipulate, and lead us astray. They can also perfectly imitate others. Butterflies, snakes, potoos, and cuckoos are pretty good at conning.
Szymon Drobniak
Trees Die Twice
World + People
Nature

Trees Die Twice

Trees not only live much longer than humans and other animals—they also die differently, bit-by-bit, in a carefully-planned process.
Szymon Drobniak
Non-Human Admiration
World + People
Nature

Non-Human Admiration

The biology of other species—their elaborate ornamentation, coloration, range of vision—suggests that it is not only humans who are capable of delighting in nature’s aesthetic pleasures.
Mikołaj Golachowski
The Quack
World + People
Nature

The Quack

Zoopharmacognosy—the self-medicating behavior of birds and other animals—can teach us humans a lot about how to live in tandem with the natural world.
Szymon Drobniak
The Giants of the Ice Realm
World + People
Nature

The Giants of the Ice Realm

Rather than shrinking in the cold, the animal inhabitants of polar seas tend to be much larger than their temperate relations. Why might this be?
Mikołaj Golachowski
Metaphors of Nature
World + People
Nature

Metaphors of Nature

If only humans would stop for a moment and observe the world around us, we might discover that there are other modes of cognition, just as fascinating as ours.
Julia Fiedorczuk
Fledging Pains
World + People
Nature

Fledging Pains

Just like among humans, parenting exists in the animal kingdom, too. Whether it constitutes purposeful teaching is still under debate.
Mikołaj Golachowski
Earthworms on the Piano
World + People
Science

Earthworms on the Piano

Cultural scientist and philosopher Justyna Schollenberger explains what Charles Darwin taught us about empathy, cooperation and animals.
Aleksandra Gosk, Tomasz Sitarz