Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide, lactic acid and octenol found in our breath and sweat. They may have a preference for beer drinkers
Most of us never come in contact with a deadly predator, but there are still enough encounters to remind us that humans are not the top of the food web
Scientists have found that predator species trade off between prey availability and water temperature in their travels
Solenodons are unusual predators; they are among the few venomous mammals
In a recent bit of good news, snow leopards have been spotted at 16 camera traps in northeastern Afghanistan
It's Predator Week here at the blog. What's your favorite predator, either existing or extinct?
I was certain that the bird's plumage had to have been faked, but all the photographer did was darken the background. Those feathers were real
Saving the turtle from extinction could be complicated, scientists find
Number 11: A mole rat's incisors can be moved independently and can even work together like a pair of chopsticks
Staffers at the National Zoo clue us in to how animals like elephants and hippos protect themselves from harmful UV rays
There are about 2,000 species of fireflies, a type of beetle that lights up its abdomen with a chemical reaction to attract a mate
The chikungunya virus has escaped Africa and is traveling around the world via a widespread, invasive, voracious mosquito
We've all used a fishy metaphor in the past, but use the wrong one and you can look pretty stupid
Loggers, hunters, developers, fishers, polluters and whalers are the evil villains in this movie genre
Do camouflaged predators explain why monkeys, apes and other primates evolved superior eyesight?
After over 150 years since it was first sighted by the HMS Daedalus, the mysterious creature still eludes scientists
Humans may be near the top of the food chain now, but who were our ancestors’ biggest predators?
#4: When Darwin’s frog tadpoles hatch, a male frog swallows the tadpoles
A European Union court has ruled that France should be doing more to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace
The wicker ancylid, declared extinct in 2000, has been found alive and well in Choccolocco Creek
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