"They are responding to this.' Researchers discover surprising reason for birds' strange behavior in US region: 'It's worth ...

When Houssein Rayaleh received a WhatsApp message from a local ecotourism guide showing footage of a lioness in Djibouti, he ...

Some mythical creatures may have started with real animals that looked too strange to explain. This video explores three real-life species whose biology, behavior, or appearance likely inspired ...

The Hispaniolan solenodon, a shrew-like creature of the Caribbean, has toxic venom and a long nose that maneuvers like a ...

Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed creatures and the mysteries around their anatomy and behavior ...

The invasive species harms trees and fruit crops, causing millions in agricultural losses wherever it spreads. It also releases a sticky fluid that attracts mold, which threatens ants and bees. After ...

Research in the late 1990s showed that not only do some rats laugh when being tickled, such behavior can be selected for ...

Costa Rica’s birds are famous for their brilliant colors, but those feathers often serve serious survival purposes. In rainforests packed with predators, competition, and scarce resources, beauty can ...

If you're not careful, the "magic apron" will keep doing tricks for a long time, writes Bill Craft.

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

The spotlight is on Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania on Monday morning, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney ...

A Swiss Brown cow has been shown to use tools flexibly and deliberately, challenging long-standing assumptions about the cognitive limits of livestock. In 1982, cartoonist Gary Larson introduced ...