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Jason Bittel

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A mesmerizing look at nature's eight-legged wonders

9 February 2023. By Jason Bittel

Forget everything you think you know about pigeons

4 January 2023. By Jason Bittel

What makes glass frogs transparent? The secret is in their blood.

23 December 2022. By Jason Bittel

This spider web is strong enough for a bird to sit on, a scientific first

15 November 2022. By Jason Bittel

New owl species found—and it has a haunting screech

1 November 2022. By Jason Bittel

Giant sunfish sets new record for world’s largest bony fish

26 October 2022. By Jason Bittel

See the year's best wildlife photos

12 October 2022. By Jason Bittel

Ligers, zorses, and pizzlies: How animals hybrids happen

11 October 2022. By Jason Bittel

Three new snake species discovered in graveyards

23 September 2022. By Jason Bittel

Babies may practice crying months before they’re born

1 September 2022. By Jason Bittel

Dogs’ risk of dementia increases by half every year

31 August 2022. By Jason Bittel

These mysterious moths fly at night in a straight line—but how?

15 August 2022. By Jason Bittel

Stingrays recorded making sounds for the first time—but why is a mystery

1 August 2022. By Jason Bittel

The do’s and don’ts of feeding birds

26 July 2022. By Jason Bittel

Great white sharks may change their colour to sneak up on prey

11 July 2022. By Jason Bittel

Why some animals evolved to sacrifice themselves

23 June 2022. By Jason Bittel

How predators get past the trickiest of defences

16 May 2022. By Jason Bittel

These tiny spiders perform a synchronised pop-and-lock 'dance' as they hunt

8 March 2022. By Jason Bittel

A new discovery could help save this 10-foot-long 'living fossil' fish

17 February 2022. By Jason Bittel

Meet the bat that eats other bats

16 December 2021. By Jason Bittel