Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...
Every animal carries a microscopic community of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that play a critical role in health. These gut microbes help regulate the immune system, support digestion, and even ...
In a new experiment, raccoons continued opening fresh doors and latches on a puzzle box even after they had claimed the food ...
Mussels baked by the billions. Insect larvae cooked inside scorched cherries. Baby birds plummeted to their deaths from their overheating nests. But some species did just fine during the 2021 North ...
Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...
Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming. This is shown by a recent study by the universities of ...
In a unique class hosted at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, early-career ecologists learned to apply emerging ...
Returning rescued slow lorises to the wild may sound like a conservation success, but a new study shows it can turn deadly. Researchers tracked nine released animals and found that only two survived, ...
There’s no final battle scene in conservation. No singular villain to defeat, no final victory for the hero. Scientists know that understanding nature requires humility and a willingness to revise ...
A UC Santa Cruz lab specializing in ancient DNA reveals a story about large mammal's ability to survive a large-scale natural disaster.
From dragonflies to starfish, new research shows that the speed of visual perception across the animal kingdom is driven by lifestyle and environment. Animals don’t just see the world differently from ...
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