These Creatures are Probably the Closest Thing Nature Has to Real Werewolves
Under the right conditions, the spadefoot tadpole will transform into a voracious predator of its own species.
Under the right conditions, the spadefoot tadpole will transform into a voracious predator of its own species.
Male hellbender salamanders normally tend their young, but lately they’ve been devouring them instead
Lions, tigers, bears: this creature sends all of those beasts running for the hills.
Postreproductive life was once thought to be confined to humans and a couple of toothed whales, but some wild chimpanzees experience it, too
Worsening heat waves in agricultural areas of the U.S. are affecting bird reproduction and nestling survival
Can something spring back to life if it last moved around when woolly mammoths roamed the earth? The answer appears to be yes.
Tiny mice found mummified at the summits of Andean volcanoes appear to be living in the harsh environment, which resembles Mars more than it does Earth
If you’re a silphid beetle, a dead body is all your children really want, and it's your job—no matter how difficult it is—to get it for them.
The savanna is a dangerous place: it has lions, buffalo and poachers. What scares animals the most in a South African national park?
Media reports suggest an unprecedented outbreak of bed bugs in Paris, but experts aren’t so sure anything is out of the ordinary
New research suggests that solar storms interfere with the magnetic compass that birds use for long-distance travel
Canine experts weigh in on a TikTok dog vision filter and the rich sensory world of humanity’s best friends
Cats have attained evolutionary perfection
After eight years maturing in a burrow, male tarantulas venture out to mate, then die a cruel death
Scientists have uncovered an ancient trilobite’s last meal preserved inside a nearly intact fossil
The evolution of a chemical defense gland allowed the most diverse group of beetles to repel predators and go on to conquer wholly new environments
In low- and middle-income nations, snakebite envenoming is more deadly than almost any other neglected tropical disease
For the first time in the U.S., research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee
Caterpillars can’t regulate their body temperatures, so they have to come up with a totally different strategy to make it through the coldest months of the year.
A honeybee swarm has as much electric charge as a thundercloud, and the insects’ mass movements in the atmosphere might even have some influence on the weather.
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