Arboreal ants have evolved a genius method for surviving when they fall from a tree. They can glide back to the tree trunk!

Wildfire smoke can reduce bird diversity far from the flames. Discover which ecosystems are most vulnerable and how birds may recover.

Quick Take A Bird That Lies About Predators Squirrels That Bury Nothing A Sneeze That Counts as a Vote Why the Fake Versions Spread The fork-tailed drongo is a 50-gram passerine that follows meerkats ...

Leeches get a bad reputation. Most leeches are predators of small invertebrates. But several families of leeches that suck blood from vertebrates have inspired horror fantasies, such as the 1959 film ...

Chickens recognize up to a hundred faces, solve math puzzles, and communicate with their chicks before hatching, yet most people still picture them as mindless birds pecking at dirt. What scientists ...

A lucky find of fossilized dinosaur poop in eastern Montana gave scientists their first look at which birds may have survived ...

Discover some of the rarest animals in the world, from the vaquita to the Cross River gorilla, and learn why their ...

We introduce you to an unusual rat. The armored rat has spines on its back, but scientists are not convinced that they are ...

Hundreds of endangered Southern mountain yellow-legged frogs have been released in their home to bolster conservation efforts.

As habitat conditions shift due to climate change, monitoring species populations has become more important than ever. However, because some species are more difficult than others to observe, this can ...

For years, cats have kept mostly to their side of the scientific fence, fascinating as pets, mysterious as patients. Now a sprawling international study has nudged them to the heart of cancer research ...

Of all eight pangolin species, the giant pangolin is easily the largest. Historically, the species ranged across parts of West and Central Africa, from regions near the equator to Uganda. As human ...