The thorny truth of it is that there’s nothing natural about the countryside. Rural Britain is a drained and deforested ...

But some birds are total badasses—they swoop down, talons ready, and take on one of nature’s most feared creatures: snakes.

Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.

As backyard chicken farming has increased in popularity across the Bay State, conflict with wildlife has also greatly ...

What is a cool bird? Cool types of birds can be beautiful birds, uncommon birds, or even the weirdest birds. Of course, what ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator ...

When it comes to color vision in the animal kingdom, there's a clear winner: the mantis shrimp. These alien-looking ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick ...

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, skate across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s ...