This new caterpillar species from Oʻahu hunts insects and decorates itself with their body parts. Yes, it’s real—and it’s ...

What is the Tully monster? Learn more about the near-nameless fossil, and why experts still can't agree on its classification ...

Saudi Arabia is implementing captive breeding, habitat restoration and rewilding programs to conserve Arabian leopards.

UNEP is supporting cities, including Toronto, as they exchange best practices on how to conserve and restore urban nature.

Imagine a world where enormous cats with fangs like daggers prowled the wild plains, ruling their territory with silent power ...

She digs a bit deeper, then sits back on her heels. “It’s dry now, but in six weeks, when the soil temperature drops and moisture levels increase, this area will be full of fungi producing their ...

University of Arizona researchers have launched what they believe to be the first open-access catalog of animal traditions in ...

Scientists have launched the first global database of animal culture, revealing how species learn, communicate, and pass down traditions.

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Parental care is costly. It uses up precious time, energy and resources—and in the animal world, it’s usually ...

Studies focused on the butterfly, whose scientific name is Vanessa cardui, have found it is one of the animal kingdom’s most extreme travelers, capable of flying more than 4,000km - and perhaps ...