Harvard researchers have found that reported dog bites tend to go up on days with higher temperatures, UV, and certain forms of pollution.
Five meerkats died at the Philadelphia Zoo this month after staff administered a dye routinely used at the zoo for three decades.
The ever-brighter nights on Earth are making it hard for luminous insects to find each other.
New research from the Dog Aging Project has found five key factors that can affect a dog's health, including the time they spend with other animals.
A beluga whale, believed to have escaped a Russian enclosure in 2019, has baffled marine biologists after traveling to Sweden.
A group of orcas damaged a sailing boat off the coast of Spain, straying from their historically peaceful nature.
Every so often, nature makes the same creature twice.
The Apple TV+ show explores the Cretaceous world through the lens of a nature documentary.
These so-called Lazarus species often evade our notice.
"What’s it eating? Phillips head screws? IKEA furniture? Who knows.”
The buzzy insects heat up when carting protein-packed pollen around. It could spell trouble for bumblers as the climate warms.
Makeshift mammoths and body-double dodos are on the way—but they won't be the genuine article.
The sharks close their gills to stay warm while diving to frigid depths.
Researchers have named a species of 'demon shark' that lurks off the coast of Australia.
Humans got a gene related to nasal height from mating with Neanderthals, new research finds.
French researchers found that cafe cats approached a human stranger the fastest when they used vocal and visual cues to get their attention.
New research finds that mammoths experienced musth, a phenomenon that sends modern elephants into a frenzy.
The Zoonomia project is the largest collection of mammalian genomes ever assembled—but, sadly, the raccoon isn't among them.
The animals’ wriggles could have implications for bioengineering and robotics.
The Siberian husky Balto saved a town from a diphtheria outbreak. Now he's helping reveal the genetics of working dogs, 90 years after his death.
