The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is touted as the world's longest running citizen science project—so what has it taught us?
In a rare success story for wildlife, bears, lynx, wolverine and wolves are increasing in numbers across the continent
How do animals with poor vision see in dark locales?
The winners of the 2014 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition capture a rat brain, the mouthparts of a vampire moth and other small wonders
Changes in agricultural practices since the 19th century may be a major culprit in the pollinators’ decline
From courting penguins to moody icebergs, photojournalist Camille Seaman shares her personal journey through polar habitats
Gecko toes remain firmly stuck in place even after the animal dies, implying that the lizards do not actively control their clinginess
Around the Carpathian Mountains, frustrated farmers and high-paying sport hunters are helping to set the highest bear hunting quotas yet allowed
South Africa has begun testing a humane way to make its beaches safer
Bones found in ancient farming sites are lending insight into the origins of our favorite fowl
A few thousand macaques still exist in the wild—but for how much longer?
The deadly sea star wasting disease, which turns live animals into slimy goop, is caused by a previously unknown virus
Miners and farmers are moving into a protected forest in Congo thanks in part to an administrative blooper
From the Florida Everglades to Africa's first national park, many crucial protected areas are in serious trouble
Male mammals that commit infanticide developed the behavior in response to their species' mating style
Who needs film noir when you’ve got these insects in the City of Angels?
Normally spotted in Australia, the marsupial species is thriving on a remote island off the Irish coast
Mexican free-tailed bats “jam” each others’ echolocation calls to discombobulate competitors
A floating pier installed off Japan led to a four-fold increase in baby jellies, offering a solid link between structures and blooms
The hermit thrush prefers to sing in harmonic series, a fundamental component of human music
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