Science Giant panda Ying Ying gives birth to twins The giant panda Ying Ying in Hong Kong is now the mother of twins. The theme park where she lives said the birth is a “true rarity” — because Ying Ying is the world’s oldest first-time panda mom. Gurjit Kaur Christopher Intagliata
Environment To save wild crocodiles in Australia, scientists gave them food poisoning Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have found a way to teach the crocs to avoid the toxic toads. Ari Daniel
Science Certain bats have no health issues with sugar. Can bats teach us about diabetes? Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar without getting sick. Scientists are trying to learn more about how bats do it, and if they have something to teach humans. Ari Daniel
Science Saving freshwater crocodiles — by teaching them to not eat poisonous toads Thousands of freshwater crocodiles die in Australia each year after eating poisonous cane toads. A team of researchers is trying to teach the crocs to avoid the toads, and it appears to be working. Ari Daniel
Science Here’s why snake hunters from across the U.S. are wading into the Florida Everglades The annual Florida Python Challenge invites participants to catch and kill invasive Burmese pythons, which feed on the state's native animal population. Joe Hernandez
Environment Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that's taken New York's streets by storm The ManhattAnt has become the dominant ant species in the Big Apple, and scientists aren't sure why. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science The ant that's taken over Manhattan A decade ago, a new ant showed up in NYC. Now, it's everywhere in the city and is spreading at a rate of about a mile a year. Scientists are trying to understand why this ant has been so successful. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Animals Baby gorilla to move to surrogate mother after maternal bonding fails at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo In what seems to be a trend, the new baby gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo has not bonded with his mother and is being moved to a surrogate mom at another zoo. Stephen Howie
Animals Point Defiance Zoo mourns loss of beloved elephant Suki Suki, a former circus elephant and resident of Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, has died after nearly 28 years at the facility. Diana Opong
Science 'Like something out of a horror movie': Scientists tackle invasive sea lampreys in the Great Lakes Invasive sea lamprey populations spiked in the Great Lakes during the pandemic. But scientists are finding new ways to keep their numbers in check.