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Researchers took a crack at understanding chimpanzee culture -- and ended up with some interesting results.
Bees are in trouble, and urban private gardens can make a difference.
Population isolation, hunting and highways are the main drivers.
Bamboo is far from the most filling food source out there, but healthy bacteria in the panda's gut help them fatten up and prepare for harsh times.
It's better than some of the people you see on the street.
A scavenger that is a specialist? That's unique in the world.
Environmental DNA analysis has now been shown to be effective for air samples as well.
The more we look at beavers, the more we see how important they are.
There is some concern that deer could become a 'reservoir species' for the coronavirus.
Spray yourself with catnip to drown in cats and repel mosquitoes. Win-win!
Locals and international organizations worked together to make it happen.
It pays to work together!
It was preparing to hatch from its egg, just like a chicken
The new album featuring sounds of endangered Australian birds ranks 5th in Australia.
Is this the chosen one?
Maintaining these sites as meadows instead of grassy areas can work wonders for pollinators.
Lo, a California sea lion, was able to control what she perceives using her whiskers — a highly cognitive skill.
Apparently, these condors can reproduce without mating.
Not only do they recognize their keepers, but they also seem to understand that photos are representations of reality.
Clean energy is vital, but we have to address the environmental impact of dams.
It's time to have a real debate about deep-sea mining.
These creatures are full of surprises.
It's just one of the many ways in which the poultry industry subjects animals to cruel treatment.
Climate adaptation at its finest.
This could be a major boon for animal welfare.
Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) are tough creatures. They’re the northernmost-living nonhuman primate, inhabiting various habitats across several islands in Japan. The most rugged of the bunch live in the Kamikochi area of Chubu Sangaku National Park of the Japanese Alps. But winter isn’t easy for them. Although the snow monkeys are omnivorous and not particularly fussy […]
Dogs will protest, but a meal a day may keep the vet away.
The bizarre Dutch battle to keep airports safe.
It's just a step away from banning inhumane practices in the restaurant and fishing industries.
Extra copies of genes, known as duplications, help the giant tortoises live a long and prosperous life.
Sparrow populations have been halved, hinting at a major biodiversity crisis.
The animal was part of a captive group of ferrets released into the wild recently.
We are very bad at understanding when our dogs are scared, the findings suggest.
Cats get surprised when their humans' voices appear from somewhere else than they expect it.
Big-brained birds were better at adapting to their rapidly shifting environment -- and that may have ultimately saved them.
Is this the ultimate thrill-seeking, or just a very dangerous spa treatment?
A single molecule controls a switch from worker to queen.
Dogs tilt their heads when they're focusing on associating the meaning of a word with a task.
More to the point, the decline in whale populations is affecting the health of ocean ecosystems.
We're losing one of our last remaining links to nature.
A talking seal inspired scientists to look to the marine mammals for clues that might untangle the origin of speech.
It's an approach employed by several different species.
We need to start being better stewards of the planet -- or pay the price.
From below the water's surface, swimming humans may look like food -- especially to great white juvenilles.
Over the course of generations, humans have selected dogs that were better at communicating their feelings.
These lemurs' songs have the same rhythm as the intro to We Will Rock You.
Females are passing on a mutated gene.
The environment changed faster than the mammoths could adapt at the end of the last Ice Age.
One of the two remaining females has been retired from the assisted breeding programme.
The pristine fossil fills huge gaps in the fossil record, explaining how early crabs left the ocean for land.
