The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants helps the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Tahlequah previously carried another dead newborn for 17 days in 2018. Here's what she's taught us about how orcas deal with ...

The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...

Scientists are racing to save sea stars from extinction through breeding. Here's what they're learning about the different ...

A fox leaps out of the shadowy blackness and in a moment the animal’s evolutionary gamble to shun daylight for darkness has failed. But for the nocturnal hunter, it has paid off. While most ...

Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris ...

With a population over 15 million, Baladi dogs are everywhere—and often mistreated or killed. But that’s starting to change.

The difference in lip shape is related to the animals' diets. Black rhinos are browsers that get most of their sustenance from eating trees and bushes. They use their lips to pluck leaves and ...

That's one of the largest size differences between males and females—called sexual size dimorphism—in the animal kingdom. Why the dramatic disparity? It’s not fully known, but it’s thought ...

These solitary, aggressive animals are famous for their ferocious punch—as fast as a bullet and strong enough to snap a crab’s claw. Mantis shrimp live in warm, shallow waters in the Indian ...

From lending a hand in breeding to training dogs to sniff out rare gorillas, scientists are taking extraordinary measures to save the animals they love. Playing the PartWhite-naped crane ...