Whether they'll actually listen to you is a whole other question.
The scariest ant you've ever seen and a wasp's stinger up close are some of the many entries in Nikon’s Small World photo contest this year.
For all its majesty, the animal kingdom also has its fair share of silly moments.
A scientist captured video of an ultra-rare black-coated Canada lynx.
You can check in on these newborn cheetah cubs via a 24/7 livestream.
A gecko hand, slime mold, and butterfly egg are among the winners of Nikon's 47th Small World Photomicrography Competition this year
A new report finds that dozens of species are at a tipping point, thanks to major population losses since the 1970s.
Killer whales near South Africa have been making a meal of one of the ocean’s apex predators.
Pääbo’s 40-year career has yielded new technologies and a narrative of who we are as a species.
A firm funded by the CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences.
Researchers in Ireland found that dogs can learn to distinguish between a person's normal body odor and their stressed-out scent.
A half-inch fossil from China is an ancient cousin of modern filter feeders.
The “rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach” gets zapped on either side to turn left or right and wears a small solar panel.
The Animal Planet docuseries shows us how humans would look with some of the animal kingdom's most iconic evolutionary traits.
Paleontologists have found fossils of Lystrosaurus , an ancient herbivore, that are covered in leathery skin.
Fossils from Wyoming reveal a relative of the living tuatara, the last remaining rhynchocephalian on Earth.
Microscopic predators and a fluorescent zebrafish embryo are on display in this year's Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition.
In a new book, The Year of the Puppy , Alexandra Horowitz describes what scientists like her are learning about the first year of dog life.
Wild parrots in Sydney, Australia have learned to break into protected bins, but people are developing innovative counter-measures.
From turacos to ptarmigans, these photos show birds in all their avian glory.
