Anyone who’s ever spent any time online has probably seen the honey badger described as the world’s most fearless animal.

Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing ...

Most assume that cold water is deadly for fish. The truth is, nature has incredible exceptions. In polar oceans and snowy lakes where temperatures hov.

Scientists found that microgravity fundamentally slows the infection cycle, pushing phages to become hyper-efficient at binding to hosts.

The snow leopard thrives in the harsh, cold mountains of Central Asia, perfectly adapted to survive in some of the world’s ...

Wildebeest migration, calving, and grazing help the Serengeti soil store thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide per acre.

Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

They know what they’re doing and they do it with dash, style and, frankly, charisma. Ask just about anyone to list their five ...

Sloths appear defenseless, slow, and vulnerable in ecosystems filled with predators. Yet despite these disadvantages, they ...

Mudskippers break the rules of fish biology by breathing through their skin, walking on their fins and thriving on land where ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

Today, rock wallabies are seen as secretive cliff-dwellers that rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But ...