Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to ...

Young elephants have a lot to learn—what to eat, what to avoid, how to behave around others. When they grow up around their mother and aunts, their development into well-behaved adults may seem ...

In my own life, respect and love for animals grew during my childhood day-trips and vacations, as my parents frequently took us to local parks, hiking spots and camp sites. When seeing animals at zoos ...

They look cute, familiar or downright boring, yet these creatures quietly help drive a national injury toll that sends Americans to emergency rooms every day. Each year, Americans make more than 6 ...

The peppered moth is an iconic example of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. For centuries peppered moths (Biston betularia) were common in the forests around Manchester, ...

Believed to be malevolent to people, goblins are usually not the characters one roots for. That’s why their name is often used to describe other creatures being naughty, too; that (goblin) cat ...

A scientist has discovered a new species of moth hiding in plain sight, thanks to innovations in DNA sequencing.

A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers baking bread, truck drivers driving that bread to market and grocers selling ...