Latest articles by Matt Soniak
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Meet the Mariah Carey of bats
feature The bat is a versatile chirper, going from whispers to intense screams
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Conservationists are murdering invasive fish to save the Caribbean. It might be backfiring.
feature The lionfish has proved to be a wily foe
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Why don't octopuses get stuck to themselves?
feature Their arms have mighty suckers, but octopuses somehow manage to avoid wrapping themselves up in knots
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Great white sharks live much, much longer than we thought
feature And that has huge implications for conservation efforts
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The case for protecting parasites
feature They aren't the cutest cause, but they play a vital role in our ecosystem
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Inside nature's most painfully bizarre sexual ritual
feature It involves sex-reversed genitalia and a barbed, inflatable member
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Meet the sommelier of insect stings
feature A yellowjacket sting is "hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W.C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue."
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Why don't different species have sex more often?
feature The Western Mojave's Capulets and Montagues offer some clues
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The useful versatility of the humble ant
feature Ants can be used by other animals for a variety of purposes, including as camouflage and home security systems
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What a set of serrated teeth could tell us about ancient ecology
feature Dimetrodon's chompers are a window into the past
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Why you want to save the whales, but not the crickets
feature Not all wildlife is created equal in our eyes, and our perception matters a lot when it comes to conservation
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How snakes use GPS to find their prey
feature The slithery predators have no problem locating escaped prey after it's been poisoned. Now scientists think they know how.
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The adorable mouse that's immune to scorpion stings
feature Here he comes to save the day!
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The secret strategy behind the black widow's bite
feature The deadly spider is very judicious with its venom
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What do the Olympic rings mean?
feature The Olympic rings are everywhere this month, from the Athletes' Village in Sochi to cereal boxes in the U.S. Here's a look at what they're supposed to symbolize.
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Why do some animals have spikes, while others have armor?
feature The origins of 6 animal defense mechanisms
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'Zoom and enhance': A much-mocked CSI trope becomes reality
feature Scientists figure out the image enhancement technique that TV cop dramas have been using for years
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This is why you don't have sex with other species
feature Some worms find interspecies mating to be a deadly affair
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This is one of the sickest, most twisted STDs that nature has to offer
feature A cricket virus not only effectively castrates its hosts, but encourages sexual activity like an aphrodisiac
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These monkeys are the most monogamous primates on earth
feature Meet the owl monkey
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Why some flowers smell like death
feature These stinkers give off the vilest smells imaginable
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The sexual battles of plants
feature Meet the milkweed, the plant world's craftiest Don Juan
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How did flightless birds travel around the world?
feature It's a question that has bedeviled ornithologists for years. And it might have just been solved.
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Is Norman Bates a realistic psychopath?
feature A new study examines 400 movies to see whether Hollywood gets psychopathy right
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