Researchers took inspiration from the magnificent riflebird while developing a textile that reflects only about 0.13 percent ...

Birds flash iridescent feathers, reptiles show off electric patterns, and fish glow with colors that seem unreal, but most ...

A hybrid grolar bear saga is unfolding in the Arctic, and the tale of this strange family has much to tell us about nature on ...

Cockroaches that catch a ride on ants. Grasshoppers that climb aboard sheep. Hitchhiking animals are more common than you think. A classic example of phoresy, the remora uses a modified fin that ...

Finding a partner and sticking with them for life isn’t all that common in the animal world, but a few species really commit. Scientists have found lifelong bonds among creatures in trees, rivers, ...

From tiny birds to massive hoofed mammals, dancing is more than just a display – it’s a crucial part of the animal dating game. In this episode, we explore how movement, rhythm, and coordination help ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

For animals like the praying mantis, green anaconda and certain species of octopus, the female of the species is certainly more deadly for the male, and it’s the male that pays the ultimate price for ...

Source: Marc Bekoff A few weeks ago, ethologist and dog trainer Marco Adda wrote to me about his new ideas of how to move and sense with other animals, a practice he calls zoosomatics. Marco has long ...