An animal once considered a pest with a bounty on its head managed to become the official state animal of South Dakota. The ...

Geckos are primarily solitary creatures, but they sometimes will risk their own lives to protect one of their own.

Same-sex sexual behaviour has been recorded in around 1,500 species, from insects and starfish to birds and mammals. Yet sex ...

Biologists and ecologists have long wished to gather high-quality data on exactly what the animals they study are eating, but how can such observations be made without disturbing the natural patterns ...

When it comes to human deaths caused by animals, the biggest threats aren’t always the fiercest-looking predators—but those ...

Wildlife encounters have a unique power to reshape how people see the world and their place within it. Observing animals in ...

A Ledyard man previously convicted of possessing child sexual abuse materials has pleaded guilty to a similar charge in ...

After a century-long absence, Colorado has a plan to restore wolverines in their natural habitat. On Thursday, Jan. 15, the ...

A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they ...

An analysis of growth rings in the leg bones of 17 Tyrannosaurus rex individuals reveals that the dinosaurs matured much more ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

Horseshoe crabs have survived 300 million years with little change. Their blue blood protects humans from bacterial ...