A groundbreaking Trinity College Dublin study reveals that some animals process visual information more than three times faster than humans.

This stingray gets knocked out cold by an orca tail slap - take a look and read our analysis of orca hunting behavior.

In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But research is showing some animals form surprising partnerships, reshaping ...

Cody Roberts' plea helps create legal precedent, but Wyoming lawmakers still need to ban vehicular killing of wildlife, writes Wendy Keefover. The post Guilty plea changes Wyoming’s wolf torment case ...

Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.

But jackdaws have a shortcut. A new study suggests these clever birds learn to recognize predators by eavesdropping on the adults around them. By linking adult alarm calls to unfamiliar sounds, ...

Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?

Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the ...

These pathways, says a researcher, may be a way to enhance aging and longevity in humans. “We think that these are going to be stepping stones for new drugs in the future ...

New Mexico is the third most biodiverse state in the nation, according to the New Mexico Wildlife Center, with over 1,000 reptile and amphibian species alone. One of ...

According to new research, jackdaw (two species of bird in the genus Coloeus) chicks listen to their elders—but there’s also ...