zoology

Conservationists in Guatemala have documented a rare example of a predatory wildcat preying on another. Sadly,…

The platypus is nature’s crazy quilt, as this strange creature looks like about a half-dozen different animals all…

An extensive analysis of dozens of Tasmanian tiger specimens suggests the extinct marsupial was far smaller, and far…

Nationwide shortages of coronavirus tests and related supplies have left some of America’s most vulnerable…

Another week, another crisis—The U.S. is reportedly launching cyberattacks on assets tied to Iran’s Revolutionary…

Using a motion-activated camera, scientists at Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China have snapped a…

For nearly 100 years, scientists haven’t been able to agree on the evolutionary origins of a strange, now-extinct…

A three-year-old male jaguar named Valerio escaped its enclosure at New Orleans’ Audubon Zoo on Saturday and was…

When confronted by an enemy, Southeast Asian “exploding ants” do exactly what their name implies: they explode.…

Ever since the 19th century, when disease was first linked to sewage-contaminated water, humans have gone to great…

When we see a large cat capturing its prey on the African savannah, we’re literally watching millions of years of…

Jellyfish-like salp are amazing swimmers, converting their gelatinous bodies into efficient undersea propulsion…

Last month, scientists aboard the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer visited a poorly-explored deep sea area about 940 miles…

The ocean is full of mystery. It is also full of penises. And biologists have taken note. Some marine animals look…

A conservation group has rescued an incredibly rare albino orangutan from villagers on the Indonesian part of Borneo…

In a scientific first, researchers have discovered a bizarre inter-species relationship in which salamanders and…

Many lizards are capable of detaching their tails when a predator strikes, but one group of geckos has evolved a…

Earlier this year, a very Pokémon-esque octopus was discovered in deep waters off the coast of Hawaii. Researchers…

Biologists working in the Greater Mekong area have identified a staggering 163 new species, including a horned…

Marine biologists have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs nearly two miles deep in the…