From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an ...

When it’s time to feed the kids, koala moms do their doody. Then the little ones snack on it. Before you poo-poo the idea, a ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off fire ants.

For the first time, Antarctic krill have been found on seafloor vents. One scientist is working to figure out what they are ...

My husband and I were both like, ‘Oh, my God, what is a roadrunner doing here?’” Young, a biologist and nature writer, says. ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Defecating exposes sloths to predators on the jungle floor. An unexpected ally benefits, and returns the favor.

A miniature dachshund survived in the wild for 529 days. Could your dog? Experts say it depends on these traits.

In suburban Sydney, sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) previously figured out how to break into garbage bins and have now deciphered human water fountains. Australia’s sulphur-crested ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.