When a green sea turtle encountered a bearded fireworm in the ocean, it led to a fatal consequence for one of them.

A pregnant naked mole rat can shut down reproduction across her entire colony using a single chemical compound, and ...

Idioms often reflect real-life experiences. In the case of the ostrich burying its head, this could not be further from the ...

When an upsetting animal video appears on social media, the instinctive response is often to speak out. People leave angry ...

The idea that "daddy longlegs are the most venomous spiders on earth but their fangs are too short to bite humans" is a total ...

July is a prime month to observe osprey chicks fledging their nests across North America. By late summer, most will be ...

Before a leech ever touches you, it's already tasting you. The clues it reads are ones you can't hide. The chemical signals ...

A lake make look placid during hot summer days, but these are just a prelude to the battle of predator and prey at night.

Unlike the cartoons, elephants aren't afraid of mice. They back up for a far more sensible and human-like reason.

Light pollution is blinding North American fireflies. Discover how artificial light disrupts their mating and how you can ...

We explain how and why deer antlers grow, how fast they develop, how big they can get, and what purpose they serve.

Fireflies that flash synchronously were known from the Southeast U.S., but are now known from Pennsylvania's Allegheny Forest ...