#animals

🐎 Argentinian Scientists Create Genetically Edited "Superhorses" Recently, the first-ever horses with DNA altered using CRISPR technology were born in Argentina. These animals received a small "tweak" to the gene respon…

🐠 AI Aquarium Shown at IFA At IFA 2025 in Berlin—Europe's biggest consumer tech show—Chinese company Dangbei unveiled something no one expected: an AI-powered aquarium. A built-in dispenser can feed them on schedule for…

🪼 Cyborg Jellyfish to Explore the World's Oceans Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have turned ordinary jellyfish into bio-robots by embedding microchips into them. These cyborgs will help explore t…

🐰 Why Do Rabbits in America Grow Horns? And How Is It Related to HPV? In northern Colorado, a large number of wild rabbits have been found with horn-like growths on their heads and faces. While these "horns" often resem…

🐔 Will Technology Help to End Animal Suffering? At any given time, over 23 billion animals are being raised on farms worldwide. According to some estimates, an average of 2,300 chickens are slaughtered every second, onl…

Why do cats always land on their feet? The physics of a feline free-fall. 🐾 You’ve probably marveled at a cat’s incredible ability to land on all four paws, no matter how they fall. It’s not magic—it’s a brilliant combi…

The beaver’s tail serves multiple purposes—it’s a “rudder” for swimming, a danger signal (beavers slap the water violently with their tails when alarmed), and even a makeshift “stool.” When gnawing on trees near the wate…

Sea Urchin Waiting for the Tide A sea urchin in anticipation of the tide... and it seems the wait won't be long. When the tide is far off, sea urchins usually bore themselves into rocks, burrow into the sand, or cover th…

The Sand-Swimming Skink: Nature's Unique Adaptation The common skink is a lizard with an extraordinary ability: it can swim through sand. This remarkable feat is made possible by microscopic spikes on the tips of its sca…