You’ve probably seen a headline or two about an invasive species taking over. Perhaps you’ve seen a sign warning of ...

The team calculated that the mosquitoes likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some ...

Scent is essential to ant society: every ant within a colony wears the badge of membership in the form of smelly hydrocarbons ...

Animals of the same species don't always look the same. From birds with different beak shapes to mammals that vary in size or ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national bird, the grey crested crane, is facing mounting threats from habitat destruction, poisoning, illegal capture, and human encroachment on ...

The confirmation last week of H5N1 bird flu in northern elephant seals at California’s Año Nuevo State Parkhas put wildlife ...

Snowy owls are beautiful and lovable, just ask any Harry Potter fan. But paparazzi are making their life difficult, and sometimes dangerous.

The newly described fossil goose Meterchen luti lived alongside crocodilians and turtles on the shores of the ancient Lake ...

How ancient gene transfers, genomes, and pollination shaped moths and butterflies - and why their sudden decline is raising alarms.

Down the ages, these tiny hitchhikers have altered the course of humanity: the plague, in a series of epidemics, created some ...