3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (379+ words) African elephants are incredibly smart and empathetic animals, and their intelligence makes them natural problem solvers. Anyone who cares for an animal at home knows the importance of keeping them active and engaged. A game of fetch with a dog,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (430+ words) In a study of fossils, a research team led by evolutionary biologist and Johns Hopkins Medicine assistant professor Matteo Fabbri suggests that a group of giant reptiles alive up to 220 million years ago may have acquired the ability to fly…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (168+ words) Credit: National Geographic / Alyssa Adler By Emily Gaines Buchler Icebergs towered over molecular biologist Peter Thielen as he maneuvered an inflatable motorboat through a fjord on the western Antarctic Peninsula in early 2023. A senior scientist at Johns Hopkins University's Applied…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (215+ words) Deborah Poole, professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and renowned political, legal, environmental, and visual anthropologist, died Jan. 3 in Brooklyn, New York. She was 73. Poole's research in Peru and…...